Terminal Device Timing Status Update Access Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current communication systems face challenges in efficiently and effectively managing network timing synchronization status updates for a large number of terminal devices, leading to potential congestion and inefficiencies, particularly in 5G timing resiliency and ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) environments.

Innovation Solution

Implementing access control mechanisms on terminal devices to identify and manage access attempts for timing-related status updates, using unified access control frameworks and parameters to randomize and spread connection attempts in the time domain, thereby reducing network congestion and optimizing timing synchronization status updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If terminal devices perform timing related status update access attempts simultaneously, then timing synchronization can be updated efficiently, but network congestion increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetiming synchronization status update efficiencyVSAvoidnetwork congestion
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device performs preliminary actions by identifying access attempts specifically for timing related status updates before they occur, and applies access control mechanisms in advance to manage and spread these attempts, preventing network congestion while ensuring timely synchronization updates

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The access control mechanism implements periodic or interval-based control for timing related status update access attempts, spreading them out over time rather than allowing simultaneous access, thereby reducing network congestion while maintaining update efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Object-affected harmful factors

If access control is implemented on timing related status updates, then network congestion is reduced, but access control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork congestionVSAvoidaccess control mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device performs self-service by autonomously identifying access attempts for timing related status updates and applying access control mechanisms itself without requiring complex external management systems, thereby reducing network congestion while keeping the complexity manageable at the device level

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20240284353A1Timing related status update
Publication Date: 2024.08.22 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses for timing related status update. A terminal device identifies an access attempt for a network timing related status update; and performs an access control on the access attempt for the network timing related status update.