Wireless Node Load Reporting for Path Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems, particularly in 5G NR networks, face inefficiencies in node selection and resource utilization due to inadequate processes for reporting channel conditions and network load changes, leading to suboptimal path management and resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where wireless nodes in these systems can identify and report changes in network loads between different paths, allowing the network to initiate path changes and configure reporting mechanisms based on load differences, using relay nodes to optimize resource utilization and channel conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If wireless nodes continuously monitor and report channel conditions, then path selection accuracy is improved, but network overhead and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having relay nodes pre-identify and report only the most relevant path changes based on configured criteria (such as threshold-based triggering mechanisms). Instead of continuously reporting all channel conditions, nodes prepare and transmit only when significant changes occur, reducing overhead while maintaining path selection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback through event-triggered reporting mechanisms where relay nodes monitor channel conditions and provide feedback to the network only when predefined thresholds are crossed or significant changes occur. This selective feedback loop reduces unnecessary processing while ensuring accurate path selection based on meaningful network state changes.
2Productivity
If the network monitors all paths for load changes, then resource allocation optimization is improved, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having relay nodes continuously monitor and pre-identify load changes in their vicinity before network-wide path optimization is needed. Nodes maintain local awareness of network state and can trigger reports only when significant load changes occur, enabling proactive rather than reactive optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through event-triggered reporting where the monitoring intensity adjusts based on network conditions. When load changes are detected beyond thresholds, the system transitions from passive monitoring to active reporting, enabling dynamic response to changing network states without continuous high-processing overhead.
3Measurement precision
If relay nodes report detailed path information, then path selection accuracy is improved, but bandwidth consumption and network overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by having relay nodes filter and select only the most critical path information for reporting. Instead of transmitting complete path datasets, nodes extract and report only key metrics such as load changes exceeding thresholds or significant quality variations, reducing data volume while maintaining measurement precision for path selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by having each relay node perform localized measurements and evaluations of path conditions in its vicinity. Nodes independently assess local network state and report only when local conditions warrant path optimization, avoiding the need to transmit comprehensive network-wide data while maintaining accurate local path selection information.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support resource utilization based event triggering. A wireless node in a wireless communications system may establish a connection with a core network via a path that includes one or more relay nodes. The wireless node may determine that a network load associated with one or more paths between the wireless node and the core network has changed, or that a difference between two or more network loads of different paths has changed. Based on such a determination, the wireless node may transmit a report to the network. In some cases, the network may receive the report from the wireless node, and may initiate a path change based on the report.