Wireless Device Caching Network Infrastructure Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless devices face challenges in identifying network infrastructure equipment, leading to suboptimal communication due to differences in vendor, type, and version of infrastructure components, which can affect performance and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Wireless devices query infrastructure vendors' and operators' servers to obtain identification information about the network equipment they are communicating with or in proximity, allowing them to modify behavior based on specific characteristics, such as vendor, type, and version, and compile this information for future queries, reducing the load on vendor and operator servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If wireless devices query infrastructure vendors' and operators' servers to obtain identification information, then the device can optimize communication by tailoring behavior to specific network infrastructure components, but the server load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements caching of network infrastructure identification information on wireless devices. Instead of querying servers every time, devices store identification information (vendor, type, version) locally after initial queries. This preliminary action eliminates repeated server requests, reducing server load while maintaining the ability to optimize communication based on cached infrastructure characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables wireless devices to store and use local copies of network infrastructure identification information specific to their operating context. Each device maintains local caching of vendor, type, and version information for infrastructure components it has encountered, allowing optimized communication behavior without continuous server dependency. This local quality approach distributes the information storage burden from centralized servers to individual devices.
2Measurement precision
If wireless devices continuously query servers for network infrastructure information, then they can maintain accurate identification data, but the query frequency increases network traffic and server load
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs server queries only when necessary (initial connection, cache miss, or infrastructure change detection) rather than continuously. Wireless devices cache identification information and reuse it for multiple communication sessions, dramatically reducing network traffic while maintaining accurate identification data through selective, purposeful queries.
Solution Approach 2:
Wireless devices create and store local copies of network infrastructure identification information (vendor ID, equipment type, version) obtained from servers. These cached copies serve as substitutes for continuous server queries, reducing network traffic while providing accurate identification data for communication optimization. The copy mechanism eliminates redundant data transmission.
3Loss of energy
If wireless devices store and use local caching of network infrastructure information, then server load is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network infrastructure identification system into two parts: a centralized server component that maintains the master database and distributes information, and a distributed device component that stores and uses local caches. This segmentation allows devices to have simplified caching logic while the server handles complex data management, balancing the overall system complexity and reducing server load effectively.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates to network infrastructure identification by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. According to one embodiment, one or more requests for infrastructure identification information may be transmitted. Each request may indicate a current location of the UE. A respective response may be received to each corresponding respective request. Each respective response may include infrastructure identification information for the current location indicated in the corresponding respective request. Features such as vendor, type, model, or version of cellular network infrastructure equipment with which the UE performs cellular communication may be identified based on the response(s), and features specific to the identified equipment may accordingly be implemented during such cellular communication.