Wireless Data Stream Capability Signaling for Network Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication networks lack efficient mechanisms for signaling user equipment (UE) radio capabilities, particularly in scenarios where device features change due to software updates or disabled capabilities, leading to unnecessary optimization efforts by network nodes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a wireless interface arrangement in devices to transmit a capability signal indicating signal maintenance capability, allowing network nodes to adapt communication based on the device's inherent data stream separation capabilities, independent of the radio channel environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the network transmits multiple data streams to the apparatus, then the data transmission capacity is improved, but the network waste increases when the apparatus cannot separate the streams
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus transmits capability information indicating its data stream separation capability to the network in advance, before actual data transmission occurs. This preliminary signaling enables the network to pre-configure the appropriate number of data streams, preventing waste from attempting to transmit more streams than the apparatus can handle.
2Productivity
If the network optimizes communication based on UE radio capabilities, then the communication efficiency is improved, but the signaling complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential capability information related to data stream separation from the complete UE radio capability set. By signaling only this specific subset of capabilities, the solution achieves optimization of communication efficiency while minimizing signaling complexity compared to transmitting full capability information.
3Reliability
If the apparatus reports detailed capability information, then the network can optimize better, but the signal transmission overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus provides locally optimized capability information specifically tailored to data stream separation functionality, rather than transmitting comprehensive global capability data. This localized signaling approach achieves sufficient optimization accuracy for MIMO operations while minimizing signal overhead.
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AI summary
An apparatus configured for wirelessly communicating in a wireless communication network includes a wireless interface arrangement having a signal maintenance capability to separate at least one data stream. The apparatus is configured for wirelessly transmitting, to a receiving apparatus, a capability signal having a capability information indicating the signal maintenance capability.