Wireless Access Probe Scrambling for Reduced Contention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless communication systems face challenges in achieving fast and efficient resource access, particularly in minimizing data transmission on the random access channel (RACH) while ensuring short access delays and reducing contention probabilities.

Innovation Solution

The method involves transmitting an access probe with quality of service information on a random access channel, generating an access grant in response, and scrambling it using information from the access probe, allowing for efficient resource allocation and minimizing contention by using a null portion of the access grant and MAC ID management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If traditional random access channel procedures are used, then connection establishment is possible, but access delays are excessive and contention probabilities are high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess delayVSAvoidcontention probability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having the terminal transmit quality of service information and MAC ID in the access probe message before the network responds with resource allocation. This allows the network to pre-evaluate resource availability and make faster allocation decisions, reducing overall access delay while maintaining reliable connection establishment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter structure of the access probe by including quality of service information and MAC ID, and modifies the access grant to include a null portion for efficient resource allocation. These parameter changes enable faster processing and reduce contention probability by providing more information upfront for resource evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If more data is transmitted on the random access channel, then resource allocation accuracy improves, but channel utilization efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation accuracyVSAvoidchannel utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential information (quality of service information and MAC ID) needed for resource allocation and places it in the access probe, while leaving the actual data transmission for later on dedicated channels. This minimizes RACH data transmission while maintaining sufficient information for accurate resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal self-services by including its MAC ID and quality of service requirements in the access probe, allowing the network to make allocation decisions based on this pre-provided information without requiring additional back-and-forth messaging, thus improving both accuracy and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Manufacturing precision

If access grant includes complete resource allocation information, then resource assignment is accurate, but message size increases transmission overhead

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource assignment accuracyVSAvoidmessage size
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the resource allocation information by placing only essential parameters in the access grant message and using a null portion for efficient allocation. The complete resource assignment is delivered in subsequent dedicated channel messages, reducing the size of the initial access grant while maintaining accurate resource assignment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP2047703B1An apparatus and method for fast access in a wireless communication system
Publication Date: 2018.06.27 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate a fast access in a wireless communication system, such as OFDMA. According to various aspects, the system and methods are described for transmitting an access probe, receiving a first grant message, wherein the first grant message comprises a portion representing a first identification, transmitting a message using a second identification, wherein the second identification is not equal to the first identification. Also, generating an access grant in response to receiving the access probe wherein the access grant comprising a portion representing a first identification.