Wireless Terminal Capability Identifier Signaling Overhead
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of terminal device capability information leads to significant signaling overhead and increased load on core network devices during registration and connection establishment in wireless communication systems.
Innovation Solution
Terminal devices report capability information using assigned capability identifiers, which are stored by network devices, reducing the need to transmit and store extensive capability information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If terminal device reports detailed capability information, then network device can provide accurate configuration, but signaling overhead increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses capability identifiers as simplified copies or references to the actual detailed capability information. Instead of transmitting the full capability information, the terminal device reports compact identifier values that point to pre-defined capability sets stored in the network device, thereby reducing signaling overhead while maintaining configuration accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The network device pre-stores multiple capability information sets with their corresponding identifiers before the terminal device needs to report capabilities. This preliminary preparation allows the network device to quickly match and retrieve the appropriate capability information based on the reported identifier, eliminating the need to transmit detailed capability data during connection establishment
2Adaptability or versatility
If core network device stores detailed capability information of all terminal devices, then accurate service provisioning is enabled, but network device load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces storage of large detailed capability information with storage of compact capability identifiers. The network device maintains a mapping table that associates identifier values with full capability descriptions, allowing efficient storage and retrieval while reducing memory requirements and processing load
Solution Approach 2:
The capability information system is segmented into two parts: (1) a compact identifier layer that the terminal device reports, and (2) a detailed capability information layer that the network device stores and processes. This segmentation allows the terminal device to send minimal information while the network device handles the complex capability management
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AI summary
Implementations of the present application provide a wireless communication method, a terminal device, and a network device. A terminal device can report, by means of reporting capability identifiers, capability information supported thereby; a network device can also store corresponding capability identifiers to store the capability information registered by all terminal devices, so as to reduce signaling overhead caused by capability information reporting and storage. The wireless communication method comprises: a terminal device sends first information during an initial registration process, the first information comprising at least one capability identifier, each capability identifier being used for identifying a type of capability information supported by the terminal device, and the at least one capability identifier being assigned by the manufacturer of the terminal device.