Unified Resource Controller for Wireless Multiplexing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face inefficiencies in resource utilization due to dedicated data paths and components for each wireless standard, leading to underutilization of resources and challenges in managing complex inter-operability across different wireless standards.
Innovation Solution
A unified wireless architecture that employs a unified resource controller (URC) to manage resource allocation across multiple wireless standards, utilizing configurable processing cores and shared resources to optimize resource utilization and scheduling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated data paths and components are used for each wireless standard, then each wireless standard can operate independently with optimized performance, but resource utilization becomes inefficient and hardware complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified resource controller that manages multiple wireless standards (4G, 5G, Wi-Fi) through a single shared hardware platform. The configurable processing cores can be dynamically assigned to different wireless standards based on operational requirements, allowing one hardware system to perform multiple functions that previously required separate dedicated paths for each standard.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic resource allocation where the unified resource controller can reconfigure processing core assignments in real-time based on traffic patterns and operational needs. This dynamic scheduling allows the same hardware resources to be allocated differently at different times to support various wireless standards, optimizing resource utilization while maintaining performance.
2Ease of manufacture
If dedicated components specific to each wireless standard are deployed, then implementation of each standard is simplified, but system complexity and inter-operability management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the processing into configurable processing cores that can be independently assigned to different wireless standards. Rather than having monolithic dedicated components for each standard, the system divides functionality into discrete, reconfigurable units that can be dynamically allocated, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining implementation simplicity for each standard.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified resource controller acts as an intermediary layer between the hardware resources and the different wireless standard implementations. This mediator manages the complexity of inter-operability by providing a single point of control that coordinates resource allocation across multiple standards, simplifying system architecture compared to direct peer-to-peer management of multiple dedicated systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wireless standards are run simultaneously on a single node, then service coverage and device connectivity are improved, but hardware resource underutilization occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically allocates processing cores to different wireless standards based on real-time operational requirements. When certain standards are not in use or have lower demand, their associated processing resources are reassigned to active standards, preventing hardware resource underutilization while maintaining the ability to support multiple standards for comprehensive service coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system can discard (deallocate) processing resources from inactive wireless standards and recover (reallocate) them to active standards. This dynamic resource recovery mechanism ensures that hardware resources are continuously utilized efficiently while maintaining the versatility to support multiple wireless standards when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
With advanced compute capabilities and growing convergence of wireless standards, there is requirement to run multiple wireless standards, e.g., 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi, on a single hardware together. Typical solution includes reserving some computing resources for specific wireless standards. Such a resource strategy may not be optimized or efficient according to the real needs for various wireless standards. The present disclosure presents embodiments of using a unified resource controller to take multiple scheduling inputs across various wireless standards, allocate resources among a plurality of configurable processing units, and manage hardware components for data path accelerations including forward error correction, and signal processing implementation. The multiplexing multiple wireless technologies based on spectral utilization may improve the efficiency in power consumption and hardware resources utilization.