Tunable Network Partitioning for Cost-Efficient Device Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks struggle to efficiently manage diverse devices with varying capabilities and usage patterns, leading to increased costs due to network congestion and resource inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A tunable network system that dynamically adjusts service quality and resource allocation based on device capabilities and usage profiles, utilizing partitioning and latency tolerance to optimize network utilization and reduce costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the network provides high service quality to all devices, then device connectivity and reliability are improved, but network cost increases due to resource inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating service levels based on device type and usage patterns. Critical devices receive high-priority service with guaranteed bandwidth and low latency, while non-critical devices receive best-effort service. This localized differentiation maintains reliability for essential devices while reducing overall network cost through resource optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts service quality parameters such as bandwidth allocation, latency tolerance, and packet prioritization based on device capabilities and usage profiles. By changing these parameters adaptively rather than providing fixed high-quality service to all devices, the network maintains necessary reliability while optimizing resource utilization to reduce costs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the network accommodates diverse devices with varying capabilities, then device versatility is improved, but network complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments devices into categories such as critical devices, non-critical devices, and IoT devices with specific usage patterns. This segmentation allows the network to manage diversity by applying standardized handling procedures to each segment rather than customizing every device individually, thereby maintaining versatility while reducing management complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal service quality adjustment mechanism that can accommodate multiple device types through a single framework. The network uses device capabilities and usage profiles as universal input parameters to determine service levels, allowing diverse devices to be managed through common policies rather than device-specific configurations.
3Reliability
If the network provides continuous service to active devices, then service reliability is improved, but resource utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic service adjustment based on device usage profiles. Instead of continuous full-service provision, the network activates enhanced service quality during periods when devices are active and reduces resource allocation during inactive periods. This periodic adaptation maintains service reliability during needed periods while significantly improving overall resource utilization efficiency.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising providing services over a network to a device, and constructing device capability and usage profiles. A level of service quality for the device is adjusted by adjusting a latency criterion regarding connection of the device to the network; adjusting a speed of transmissions to or from the device; and altering a routing of transmissions to or from the device. The network can be partitioned so that the adjusted service quality level is provided by a network portion having a predetermined level of resources. The adjusted service quality level can comprise a first level while the device is active and a second level while the device is inactive; the first level is higher than the second level. The first and second levels are lower than a service quality level provided by another network portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.