Wireless Access Node Signaling Load Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless traffic steering techniques do not account for network signaling conditions, leading to poor user experience due to undesired network utilization across various radio access technologies, as they do not consider the volume of signaling traffic or its corresponding load, which can detrimentally affect user data traffic, especially in applications with high signaling demands.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where wireless base transceiver stations determine and share signaling load information with neighboring stations to facilitate traffic steering algorithms that improve overall resource utilization by redirecting network traffic based on signaling load conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless traffic steering techniques are implemented without considering signaling load, then traffic routing is simplified, but network resource utilization deteriorates and user experience worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where wireless access nodes continuously monitor and exchange signaling load information with neighboring nodes. This feedback loop enables dynamic traffic steering decisions based on real-time network conditions, allowing the system to maintain simple operation while achieving reliable resource utilization through informed routing choices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs preliminary action by having access nodes proactively share signaling load information before traffic steering decisions are made. This advance information exchange allows the network to anticipate congestion conditions and redirect traffic proactively, preventing resource exhaustion before it occurs while maintaining straightforward steering operations.
2Reliability
If signaling load information is shared between wireless access nodes, then resource utilization improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex task of traffic steering by having each wireless access node independently monitor its own signaling load and share only relevant information with neighboring nodes. This segmentation distributes the computational burden across multiple nodes rather than requiring a centralized complex system, improving resource utilization while managing overall system complexity through modular, distributed operation.
3Productivity
If traffic is redirected based on signaling load conditions, then network performance is optimized, but detection and measurement requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling wireless access nodes to autonomously monitor their own signaling load conditions and make traffic steering decisions based on this self-measured information. Each node serves itself by generating and using its own load metrics, eliminating the need for complex external measurement systems while achieving optimized network performance through distributed intelligence.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first indication of a signaling load of a first wireless access node. The first wireless access node also receives, from a second wireless access node, a second indication of a signaling load of the second wireless access node. The first and second indications of signaling loads are based on coordination of first and second network traffic of first and second groups of mobile devices in wireless communication, respectively, with the first and second wireless access nodes. One of the first or second network traffic is identified in response to one of the first indication, the second indication, or both. A redirection of the one of the first network traffic or the second network traffic is also initiated in response to one of the first indication, the second indication, or both. Other embodiments are disclosed.