Dynamic Unicast Broadcast Switching for Traffic Load Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face challenges in seamlessly switching between unicast and broadcast transmission schemes to manage traffic effectively, especially in real-time, due to difficulties in detecting the number of users and adapting transmission schemes accordingly.
Innovation Solution
The method involves generating and transmitting Media Resource Identification (MRI) information, which includes transmission scheme and schedule information based on content composition and user access data, allowing for dynamic switching between unicast and broadcast schemes to optimize traffic management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If unicast transmission scheme is used, then service quality is maintained, but traffic load increases and cannot scale with number of users
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between unicast and broadcast transmission schemes based on the number of access users. When user count is low, unicast is used to maintain service quality; when user count increases, the system transitions to broadcast scheme to reduce traffic load. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between maintaining service quality and managing traffic load scalability.
2Quantity of substance
If broadcast transmission scheme is used, then traffic load is reduced, but service quality deteriorates for small number of users
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission scheme is dynamically selected based on real-time user count. Broadcast scheme is activated only when the number of access users exceeds a threshold, ensuring traffic load reduction is achieved without compromising service quality for small user groups. This conditional dynamic selection resolves the contradiction between traffic load reduction and service quality maintenance.
3Quantity of substance
If transmission scheme is switched during content transmission, then traffic management is optimized, but service continuity is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-notifying users of upcoming transmission scheme switches and preparing them for the transition. This advance notification allows users to switch their reception mode in advance, ensuring service continuity is maintained during the transmission scheme change from unicast to broadcast or vice versa, thus resolving the contradiction between traffic management optimization and service continuity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If real-time user detection is implemented, then seamless switching between schemes is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that centralizes the user count detection and transmission scheme decision-making logic. By concentrating this functionality in the server rather than distributing it across multiple components, the system achieves real-time user detection and seamless switching capability while minimizing overall system complexity. The server mediates between user access events and transmission scheme selection, simplifying the architecture.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device and method for transmitting or receiving media resource identification (MRI) information for managing traffic of a service in a communication system. A method for transmitting information associated with content provision in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: acquiring content configuration information and transmission scheme information for a content; generating media resource identification information including scheduling information and the transmission scheme information according to each content type on the basis of the content configuration information and the transmission scheme information; and transmitting the media resource identification information.