Multi-Layer Throughput Visualization for 3G Network Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current test and measurement systems lack effective methods to display and analyze data throughput across multiple layers of 3G networks, making it difficult for users to understand network health and identify issues.
Innovation Solution
A network analysis system that uses probes to monitor and analyze data transmission across various interfaces in a 3G network, generating graphical displays to compare incoming and outgoing protocol data units (PDUs) at different layers, allowing for visualization of throughput and network performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional test and measurement systems are used to monitor data throughput in 3G networks, then basic monitoring capability is provided, but the ability to effectively display and analyze throughput across multiple layers is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension of visualization by displaying throughput data across multiple protocol layers (TCP, RLC, MAC) simultaneously on a single graphical interface. This multi-layer dimensional approach allows users to view throughput at different protocol levels without switching between separate tools or interfaces, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments throughput data by protocol layer (TCP layer, RLC layer, MAC layer) and presents each layer's data in distinct visual regions. This segmentation allows users to analyze specific layer performance independently while maintaining overall network visibility, making complex multi-layer throughput analysis easier to understand and interpret.
2Reliability
If detailed throughput data across multiple layers is collected, then comprehensive network analysis capability is achieved, but the complexity of the display system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data streams from different protocol layers into a unified graphical display. By combining TCP, RLC, and MAC layer throughput data into a single integrated view with coordinated time axes and synchronized displays, the system achieves comprehensive network analysis without requiring users to manage multiple separate complex tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is designed to universally handle multiple protocol layers and data types through a single interface. The graphical display can simultaneously represent throughput data from TCP, RLC, and MAC layers using consistent visualization methods, making the system versatile for analyzing different network conditions and problems without increasing operational complexity.
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AI summary
A method of creating a graphical display illustrating throughput of data across a protocol layer. A first graphical indication is displayed which illustrates of the number of data units received, by a protocol layer, for each of a plurality of transmission intervals. A second graphical indication is displayed which illustrated the number of data units output by the protocol layer for each of a plurality of transmission intervals.