Wireless Content Distribution Using Aggregated LTE Server Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face challenges in efficiently distributing content to customer premises devices, particularly in areas lacking traditional wired or satellite broadband infrastructure, due to limited data capacity and infrastructure limitations.
Innovation Solution
A broadband in-fill server aggregates unused data capacity from multiple LTE servers via cellular base stations, forming wireless links with customer premises equipment to provide high-speed multimedia services by mapping content delivery across these servers, ensuring quality of service and minimizing network impact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If traditional wired or satellite broadband infrastructure is used for content distribution, then high-speed content delivery can be achieved, but infrastructure complexity and deployment cost increase significantly in areas lacking existing infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication network as an intermediary medium to deliver content from service providers to customer premises equipment. Instead of requiring direct wired or satellite infrastructure at the customer location, the system uses existing cellular base stations and wireless networks as intermediaries to transmit content, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity while maintaining high-speed delivery capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables customer premises equipment to receive content through multiple communication pathways (wired, wireless, satellite) and allows the same infrastructure to serve multiple functions including traditional telephony, data services, and content distribution. This multi-functionality reduces the need for dedicated infrastructure for each service type
2Adaptability or versatility
If unused data capacity from multiple LTE servers is aggregated to provide broadband content distribution, then service availability improves in areas with limited infrastructure, but network load management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines unused data capacity from multiple LTE servers into a pooled resource that can be dynamically allocated to content distribution requests. By merging resources from multiple servers, the system achieves better service availability in areas with limited infrastructure while the centralized management system handles load distribution automatically
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the broadband in-fill server continuously monitors network conditions, server capacity, and content delivery performance. This feedback enables dynamic adjustment of content delivery parameters and automatic load balancing across multiple LTE servers, managing complexity through real-time adaptation rather than static configuration
3Ease of manufacture
If content is delivered via wireless communication networks using aggregated LTE capacity, then infrastructure deployment cost decreases, but data capacity limitations may restrict service quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into smaller units that can be distributed across multiple LTE servers simultaneously. By dividing content delivery into multiple parallel streams from different servers, the system overcomes individual server capacity limitations while maintaining cost-effective wireless infrastructure deployment
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts data capacity allocation based on real-time network conditions, server availability, and content delivery requirements. Unused data capacity from multiple LTE servers is aggregated and allocated flexibly to meet varying demand, allowing the system to overcome fixed capacity limitations of any single wireless connection
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes determining a broadband bandwidth and a resource usage pattern, according to unused data capacity information that is based on monitoring data capacity retained by wireless communication servers, and assigning a first portion of the broadband bandwidth for receiving first content from the wireless communication servers. The assigning of the first portion of the broadband bandwidth causes a first mapping of the first content for delivery by a first group of the wireless communication servers according to the first portion of the broadband bandwidth. The method further includes assigning a second portion of the broadband bandwidth for receiving second content from the wireless communication servers, which causes a second mapping of the second content for delivery by a second group of the wireless communication servers according to the second portion of the broadband bandwidth, and determining a time period for receiving the second content from the second group of the wireless communication servers according to the resource usage pattern.