Wireless Communication Device Frequency Band Switching for Unstable Radio Environments

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication devices face challenges in maintaining reliable and stable communication in unstable radio environments, such as factories, due to noise sources and obstruction objects, which lead to deteriorated communication states.

Innovation Solution

A wireless communication system that includes a wireless communication device and terminal capable of switching frequency bands based on time information and peripheral object status, using a communication control unit to predict and adapt to the radio environment by acquiring and analyzing time, operation, and location information to optimize frequency band selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If handover is executed when wireless quality information decreases below a threshold, then switching between radio base stations is achieved, but communication state deterioration cannot be avoided and reliable wireless communication cannot be realized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewireless communication reliabilityVSAvoidhandover control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by predicting future handover execution timing and estimating candidate radio base stations before actual handover conditions are met. This allows the system to proactively switch frequency bands in advance, preventing communication state deterioration rather than reacting after quality drops below threshold.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts frequency band switching based on predicted handover timing and estimated candidate base stations. Instead of using a fixed threshold-based handover approach, the system adapts frequency band selection to dynamic predictions of future communication conditions, enabling reliable communication despite unstable radio environments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If frequency band switching is performed based on current radio quality, then interference can be avoided, but prediction of future communication states and stable communication in unstable environments cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewireless communication stabilityVSAvoidtime for radio quality measurement and analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary frequency band switching based on predicted future handover timing rather than waiting for current radio quality measurements to indicate problems. By using prediction information to proactively switch frequency bands before actual handover occurs, the system ensures stable communication while minimizing the time needed for quality assessment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11019594B2Wireless communication device, wireless communication terminal, wireless communication system, wireless communication method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2021.05.25 NEC CORP
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AI summary

Provided are a wireless communication device, a wireless communication terminal, a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium that can realize reliable and stable wireless communication even in an unstable radio environment. The wireless communication device includes: a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication terminal; and a communication control unit that controls at least one of switching of a frequency band of the wireless communication and switching of the wireless communication terminal based on at least one of time information and peripheral information indicating a status of a peripheral object.