Communication Speed Control System for Fair Traffic Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods of controlling data traffic by imposing band limitations on individual users are unfair as they only target users, ignoring the impact of heavy data usage by service providers which contributes to increased costs for carriers without bearing any facility expenses.
Innovation Solution
A communication speed control system that differentiates between regulated and non-regulated IP addresses by monitoring cumulative data traffic and adjusting communication speeds between mobile phones and service providers, forcing service providers to pay facility usage fees by limiting speeds unless their IP addresses are registered as non-regulated.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If band limitation is imposed on individual users to suppress data traffic, then the overall data traffic is reduced and facility costs are controlled, but fairness among users deteriorates and user satisfaction decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments traffic control by distinguishing between individual user traffic and service provider traffic through IP address identification. Different control policies are applied to different segments (users vs. service providers), allowing targeted management without blanket restrictions on all users.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication speed control system acts as an intermediary between users and service providers, mediating traffic flow by monitoring cumulative data traffic and applying speed limitations selectively. This intermediary function enables fair cost distribution without direct user-to-provider negotiation.
2Reliability
If band limitation is applied to suppress heavy user traffic, then carrier facility capacity is protected, but the root cause of excessive traffic from service providers is not addressed
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of limiting user access to service providers, the system inverts the approach by limiting service provider access to users. This reverses the traditional traffic control direction, targeting the source of excessive traffic (service providers) rather than the consumers (users).
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback control by continuously monitoring cumulative data traffic between service providers and users, comparing it against threshold values, and dynamically adjusting communication speeds accordingly. This closed-loop control ensures facility capacity protection while responding to actual traffic conditions.
3Loss of energy
If fixed communication fee is raised to cover facility enhancement costs, then carrier costs are covered, but unfairness among users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of communication speed dynamically based on cumulative traffic patterns. By adjusting speed parameters rather than price parameters, the system achieves cost recovery without directly increasing user fees, maintaining fairness while covering facility costs.
Data Source
AI summary
A communication speed control system to be placed between service providing servers on the Internet and smartphones, the communication speed control system including: a traffic storing unit a non-regulated IP address storing unit for registering IP addresses of the servers a packet reading unit for extracting an IP address of the server from the packet; a traffic management unit for calculating cumulative data traffic of the IP address in question a handling rule management unit for determining that a band limitation is required when the cumulative data traffic exceeds a threshold value and the IP address in question is not registered as a non-regulated IP address, and determining that a band limitation is not required when the cumulative data traffic does not exceed the threshold value and a packet transmission unit for transmitting a packet at a normal communication speed.