Wireless Repeater Path Selection Using Signal Strength and Count
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless communication networks face inefficiencies in managing wireless repeaters, leading to delayed user data communications and degraded service quality due to the lack of effective control over repeater usage by user devices.
Innovation Solution
The network employs a mechanism where serving access nodes determine signal strengths and repeater amounts to select primary and secondary access nodes, optimizing the path for wireless data service by minimizing repeater usage and maximizing signal quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If wireless repeaters are used to extend coverage, then service coverage area is improved, but communication delay increases and service quality degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where user equipment reports signal strength measurements to the serving access node, which then determines the number of repeaters in each path and selects the optimal access node accordingly. This feedback loop enables dynamic adaptation to minimize repeater usage and communication delay while maintaining coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic selection of primary and secondary access nodes based on real-time signal conditions and repeater counts. The system can dynamically switch between different access nodes and paths, optimizing the balance between coverage extension and communication delay based on current network conditions.
2Area of stationary object
If wireless repeaters are used to extend coverage, then service coverage area is improved, but service quality degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The serving access node receives signal strength feedback from user equipment and uses this information to determine the optimal access node selection. This feedback-driven approach ensures that service quality is maintained by selecting paths with fewer repeaters, thereby reducing signal degradation while still extending coverage area.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the selection criterion from simple signal strength to a composite evaluation that includes both signal strength and the number of repeaters in the path. This parameter change allows the system to extend coverage while maintaining service quality by avoiding paths with excessive repeater chains that would degrade signal integrity.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple access nodes are selected based on signal strength alone, then service coverage is maximized, but repeater usage increases causing delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the access node selection parameters to include both signal strength and repeater count. This dual-parameter approach allows the system to identify access nodes that provide both coverage and efficient data communication by minimizing the number of repeaters in the signal path, thus improving overall productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The serving access node performs preliminary determination of repeater counts for multiple candidate access nodes before making the final selection. This preliminary analysis allows the system to pre-identify the optimal path that balances coverage and communication efficiency, avoiding subsequent delays from suboptimal routing decisions.
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AI summary
A wireless communication network serves a wireless User Equipment (UE) with a wireless data service over wireless repeaters. A serving access node wirelessly receives UE signaling that indicates signal strengths for the wireless repeaters. The serving access node determines amounts of the wireless repeaters between the wireless UE and individual target access nodes. The serving access node selects a primary access node from the target access nodes based on the signal strengths and the wireless repeater amounts. The serving access node responsively transfers network signaling to the primary access node. The primary access node receives the network signaling and responsively serves the wireless UE with the wireless data service. The primary access node transfers additional network signaling to a secondary access node. The secondary access node receives the additional network signaling and responsively serves the wireless UE with the wireless data service.