Communication State Transition Management Circuitry for Wireless Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication networks face significant signaling overhead due to frequent state transitions in user equipment (UE) caused by various Internet applications, leading to inefficient use of power and network resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing communication-state transition management circuitry in UE and base stations that monitor state transitions and send suppress messages to reduce unnecessary transitions by setting inactivity timers and counter thresholds, allowing the UE to autonomously manage state changes and conserve resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the UE frequently transitions between RRC states to respond to Internet applications, then the responsiveness and adaptability of the communication system is improved, but the signaling overhead and network load increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The base station performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the UE with state transition parameters, inactivity timers, and counter thresholds before frequent transitions occur. This allows the UE to autonomously manage state transitions without requiring continuous signaling from the base station, thereby reducing signaling overhead while maintaining adaptability to Internet applications
Solution Approach 2:
The UE is empowered to self-manage state transitions by autonomously monitoring its own communication activity against configured parameters and thresholds. This self-service capability eliminates the need for frequent base station interventions and signaling exchanges, reducing network load while preserving the UE's ability to respond to application needs
2Loss of information
If the UE remains in RRC connected state to avoid frequent transitions, then the signaling overhead is reduced, but the power consumption increases due to continuous connection maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts state transition parameters including inactivity timers and counter thresholds based on communication patterns and application requirements. This flexibility allows the UE to transition to idle state when appropriate, reducing power consumption, while maintaining connected state when needed to minimize signaling overhead, thus optimizing the trade-off between energy efficiency and signaling reduction
3Use of energy by moving object
If the inactivity timer is set to a short duration to enable quick state transitions, then the power consumption is reduced, but the network load increases due to frequent reconnection signaling
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the base station monitors the UE's communication patterns, state transition frequency, and network conditions. Based on this feedback, the base station dynamically adjusts inactivity timer values and counter thresholds to optimize the balance between power consumption and network throughput, preventing both excessive idle transitions and unnecessary connected state maintenance
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for managing state transitions of communication circuitries in wireless networks. Embodiments manage radio resource control (RRC) state transitions and/or discontinuous reception (DRX) state transitions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.