Short Message Network Management via Dedicated Service Connection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing short message network management method in wireless communication networks faces issues with security and real-time performance due to the vulnerability of short messages being monitored or tampered with and the need for terminals to wake up from sleep mode, leading to delayed message delivery and increased waiting times.

Innovation Solution

Establishing a service connection between a master control terminal and a controlled terminal to send network management short messages directly through dedicated channels, eliminating the need for terminals to enter sleep mode and reducing the frequency of service connection setup and release processes, thereby enhancing security and real-time performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If terminals adopt sleep mode to save power, then energy consumption is reduced, but message delivery real-time performance deteriorates due to waiting for terminal wake-up

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveterminal energy consumptionVSAvoidmessage delivery waiting time

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent establishes a service connection between the base station and terminal before the terminal enters sleep mode. This preliminary action allows the base station to have a dedicated communication channel ready, so when the terminal wakes up, the service connection can be immediately activated without waiting for terminal initialization or re-establishment of connection, thus reducing wake-up waiting time while maintaining power saving benefits

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a service connection as an intermediary mechanism between the base station and terminal. This service connection acts as a pre-established communication pathway that bridges the base station and terminal even when the terminal is in sleep mode, allowing the base station to send messages that will be delivered immediately upon terminal wake-up without the terminal needing to re-establish connections

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If short messages are sent through common channels to reduce message length, then network resource consumption is reduced, but security deteriorates as messages become vulnerable to monitoring and tampering

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork resource consumptionVSAvoidmessage security vulnerability

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different channel qualities to different message types. Instead of using common channels for all messages, it establishes a dedicated service connection channel specifically for network management messages. This local quality differentiation ensures that critical management messages receive enhanced security protection through dedicated transmission while maintaining efficient resource utilization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the communication channels into common channels for general traffic and dedicated service connection channels for network management messages. This segmentation isolates sensitive management messages from general traffic, preventing unauthorized monitoring while maintaining separate optimized transmission paths for different message types

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Loss of time

If service connection is established every time for network management to ensure real-time communication, then message delivery real-time performance is improved, but network signaling resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage delivery waiting timeVSAvoidnetwork signaling resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent establishes the service connection in advance before network management operations are needed. This preliminary establishment of the connection pathway allows subsequent network management messages to be transmitted immediately without repeated connection setup procedures, reducing both waiting time and signaling resource consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent maintains the service connection in a ready state between base station and terminal, allowing network management operations to continue seamlessly without interruption. The connection remains active and ready for immediate use, eliminating the need to re-establish connections for each management operation, thus reducing cumulative signaling overhead

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentEP2445235B1Short message network management realizing method, system and device

Publication Date: 2018.07.11 ZTE CORP

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AI summary

The present invention discloses a method, system and apparatus for implementing short message network management, and the method includes: in carrying out a short message network management process, a master control terminal and a controlled terminal setting up a service connection between them; the master control terminal sending network management short messages to the controlled terminal through the service connection; and the controlled terminal carrying out corresponding processes according to contents of the received network management short messages. The problem of bad security and real-time of the short message network management in the prior art can be overcome by applying the present invention.