Portable Device Wireless Module Network Parameter Logging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Efficiently upgrading wireless network infrastructure to accommodate growing data transfer volumes is challenging due to costly network upgrades, and determining network characteristics such as traffic patterns and congestion is difficult for network engineers.
Innovation Solution
A portable communication device with wireless functionality that includes a processor and wireless module to determine and log network characteristics like connection speed and bit error rate, storing and formatting this information for transmission to the wireless network, allowing for accurate determination of network needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If network engineers manually monitor the network to determine network characteristics, then network characteristic information can be gathered, but the process is difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device automatically monitors and reports wireless network parameters without requiring manual intervention from network engineers. The device self-collects connection speed, bit error rate, and location information, then autonomously transmits this data to the network, eliminating the time-consuming manual monitoring process while maintaining accurate network characteristic information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where portable devices continuously collect network performance data and transmit it back to the network infrastructure. This automated feedback mechanism provides network engineers with accurate real-time network characteristics without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between information accuracy and time consumption.
2Productivity
If network infrastructure is upgraded to accommodate growing data transfer volumes, then network capacity increases, but upgrade costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data collection and analysis by having portable devices continuously monitor and report network parameters before upgrades are implemented. This advance gathering of network characteristic information allows network engineers to identify precise upgrade needs and prioritize investments, avoiding unnecessary upgrades and reducing overall upgrade costs while still achieving the required data transfer capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the approach from uniform network upgrades to targeted parameter-specific improvements. By analyzing reported network characteristics such as connection speed and bit error rate, the system identifies specific parameters that need improvement in specific locations, allowing for cost-effective, targeted upgrades rather than comprehensive infrastructure replacement.
3Ease of operation
If detailed network characteristic information is collected to prioritize upgrades, then upgrade prioritization improves, but the complexity of gathering information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device performs multiple functions using a unified approach: it collects connection speed, bit error rate, location information, and other network parameters through a single integrated monitoring and reporting system. This multi-functional capability simplifies the overall information gathering process compared to using separate tools for each parameter, making upgrade prioritization easier while managing complexity through consolidation.
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AI summary
An apparatus for logging and reporting network parameters within a portable communication device that includes a processor and a wireless module that may communicate with a wireless network such as a wireless telephone network, for example, via a wireless connection. The wireless module may determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and may provide the characteristic information to the processor. The processor may format the characteristic information for transmission and then transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network. In addition, the processor may store the characteristic information within the portable communication device for future aggregation and transmission.