Wireless Network Diagnostic Frames for Precise Station Capability Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for information exchange between access points and stations in wireless networks are inadequate for complex environments with increased performance requirements, failing to accurately assess the capabilities of stations and optimize network operations.
Innovation Solution
Augmented information exchange through diagnostic request and report frames that include subelement fields such as device model, OS version, service provider version, power source, and previous session issues, allowing network devices to evaluate and optimize network performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If basic information exchange mechanisms are used between access point and station, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision of station capabilities deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic report frame is segmented into multiple subelement fields, each containing specific capability information (device model, OS version, service provider version, power source, previous session issues). This segmentation allows comprehensive capability assessment without requiring a single complex information structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to information exchange by introducing diagnostic request and report frames with multiple subelement fields. This transforms the traditional single-dimension capability exchange into a multi-dimensional capability profile, enabling precise assessment of various station attributes simultaneously.
2Measurement precision
If augmented diagnostic information is exchanged between access point and station, then measurement precision of station capabilities is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The access point sends a diagnostic request frame preliminarily asking the station to provide specific capability information. This preliminary action structure allows the station to prepare and send only the requested diagnostic data, managing information exchange complexity through structured pre-requests rather than unstructured data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The station responds to the diagnostic request with a diagnostic report frame containing capability information. This feedback mechanism allows the access point to receive precise capability data while maintaining controlled complexity through the request-response interaction pattern, where the access point dictates the information structure needed.
3Ease of operation
If basic information exchange is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but reliability of network performance optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The station automatically generates and sends diagnostic information in response to access point requests without requiring manual intervention. This self-service capability maintains ease of operation while improving reliability, as the system autonomously collects and exchanges the capability data needed for performance optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point preliminarily requests specific diagnostic information before performing network optimization. This preliminary action ensures that reliable capability data is obtained in advance, enabling accurate performance optimization while maintaining simple automated operation through structured request-response exchanges.
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AI summary
Devices and methods for augmented information exchange in wireless network are provided. A network device includes one or more processors and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The memory includes a communication logic that is configured to generate a diagnostic request frame comprising one or more subelement fields corresponding to at least one of: a device model, an Operating System (OS) version, a vendor OS version, a service provider version, a power source, or a previous session issue. The communication logic is configured to transmit the diagnostic request frame to a wireless device. The communication logic is configured to receive, from the wireless device, in response to the diagnostic request frame, a diagnostic report frame comprising a set of attributes associated with the one or more subelement fields.