Trigger-Based Wireless Protocol Switching from UE Signal Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telecommunications networks face inefficiencies in re-establishing optimal communication protocols due to resource-intensive periodic measurements, leading to increased latency and decreased data throughput.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that dynamically adjust wireless protocols based on signal quality and data rate information to enhance user experience by activating or deactivating protocols as needed, utilizing a configuration controller to analyze signal quality and data rate thresholds for UE devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If periodic measurements are used to re-establish optimal communication protocols, then protocol optimization is achieved, but resource consumption increases and latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by using trigger-based activation instead of continuous periodic measurements. The system periodically monitors signal quality and data rate, but only activates full protocol re-establishment procedures when specific trigger conditions are met, thereby reducing unnecessary latency while maintaining optimization reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting when protocol re-establishment is needed based on signal quality and data rate thresholds. The configuration controller autonomously decides when to activate or deactivate protocols without requiring continuous manual intervention or periodic re-measurement, reducing latency while maintaining optimization.
2Reliability
If periodic measurements are used to re-establish optimal communication protocols, then protocol optimization is achieved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic monitoring with conditional activation. Instead of continuously performing resource-intensive protocol re-establishment measurements, the system periodically checks signal quality and data rate, and only activates full measurement and re-establishment procedures when trigger conditions are met, thereby reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining optimization reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration controller performs self-service by autonomously determining when protocol optimization is needed based on predefined thresholds. This eliminates unnecessary resource consumption from continuous measurements while ensuring optimization is performed when actually required, balancing resource usage with protocol optimization reliability.
3Productivity
If protocols are dynamically adjusted based on signal quality and data rate, then data throughput is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where signal quality and data rate information is continuously monitored and fed back to the configuration controller. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts protocol activation, thereby improving data throughput while managing complexity through automated decision-making rather than manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies dynamics by making protocol configuration adaptive rather than static. The configuration controller dynamically activates or deactivates protocols based on real-time signal quality and data rate conditions, allowing the system to optimize data throughput while managing complexity through automated, condition-based adjustments.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media herein modify the utilized communication protocol of one or more wireless base stations and/or UE devices based on signal quality information or data rate information associated with one or more UE devices. The signal quality information or data rate information of the UE devices can be analyzed by a base station and the base station can respond to changes in signal quality or data rate of the UE devices by modifying the configuration of one or more base stations and/or UE devices from a first communication protocol to a second communication protocol quality of transmissions between the UE devices and a base station.