Wireless Network Resource Sharing via Centralized Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication networks lack a seamless and automatic method for devices to share resources such as battery power and data quotas, leading to inefficient use of available resources and increased battery drain when devices are low on these resources.
Innovation Solution
A network node facilitates resource sharing by maintaining a database of user equipment resources within its coverage area, identifying devices with sufficient resources to complete tasks, and enabling direct communication links for data transfer between devices, thereby optimizing resource utilization and reducing battery drain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a device operates independently using its own resources, then device autonomy and simplicity are maintained, but resource efficiency deteriorates when local resources are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The network node acts as an intermediary that maintains a resource database and facilitates resource sharing between devices. When a device needs resources, the network node identifies suitable donor devices and coordinates the resource transfer, eliminating the need for direct device-to-device negotiation and reducing system complexity while improving resource utilization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The network node serves multiple functions: it acts as a communication router, maintains a resource database, identifies suitable resource donors, and coordinates resource sharing. This multi-functionality allows the system to improve resource efficiency without requiring complex peer-to-peer protocols between devices.
2Ease of operation
If manual resource sharing between devices is implemented, then resource sharing capability is achieved, but user convenience and automation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Devices automatically publish their resource status to the network node, and the network node automatically identifies suitable resource donors and notifies requesting devices. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual user intervention while maintaining ease of operation, as users simply need to enable the feature without configuring complex sharing parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where devices report their resource status to the network node, which then identifies suitable donors and notifies requesting devices. This automated feedback mechanism enables seamless resource sharing without user intervention, improving both convenience and automation extent.
3Productivity
If devices share resources through network coordination, then resource efficiency improves, but network infrastructure complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resource sharing function is segmented into distinct components: devices publish their status, the network node maintains a resource database, identifies suitable donors, and coordinates transfers. This segmentation allows the network infrastructure to handle only specific tasks (database maintenance and donor identification) rather than managing entire resource sharing protocols, reducing overall network complexity while improving sharing efficiency.
4Reliability
If real-time resource monitoring and sharing is implemented, then resource availability and task completion rates improve, but energy consumption and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuously monitoring and transferring all resources, the system implements partial action by monitoring only critical resource thresholds and initiating transfers only when necessary. Devices publish resource status periodically or when thresholds are crossed, and the network node identifies donors only when requesting devices actually need resources, reducing energy consumption while maintaining task completion reliability.
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AI summary
A method of facilitating the sharing of resources between multiple user equipment located within a radio coverage area of a network node is disclosed. The method comprises: storing within a resource database a current resource capacity of each of at least a subset of the multiple user equipment; and in response to determining that one of the multiple user equipment is low on a resource required to complete a data communication task requested at the user equipment; determining from the resource database whether one of the subset of multiple user equipment has sufficient resource available to complete the requested data communication.