Wireless Network Resource Status Reporting for Power Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication networks face challenges in efficiently managing power consumption across network elements, which affects energy costs and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for resource status request and report in a wireless network, allowing network elements to dynamically control power consumption by requesting and reporting resource status information at various levels, such as beam, carrier, cell, network slice, or frequency range levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If network elements continuously monitor and maintain resource status information, then network performance and reliability are improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork performanceVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic monitoring and reporting of resource status information at multiple levels (beam, carrier, cell, network slice, frequency range) instead of continuous monitoring. Network elements transmit resource status reports at defined intervals or when specific thresholds are met, reducing energy consumption while maintaining network performance and reliability through regular status updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables dynamic control of monitoring and reporting activities based on network conditions. Network elements can adjust the frequency and granularity of resource status reporting dynamically, intensifying monitoring when performance requirements demand and reducing it when conditions allow, thereby optimizing the balance between reliability and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Loss of energy

If network elements implement detailed resource status monitoring at multiple levels, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments resource status monitoring into multiple hierarchical levels: beam level, carrier level, cell level, network slice level, and frequency range level. Each level monitors specific resources independently, allowing network elements to selectively enable monitoring at only those levels necessary for their function, thereby improving energy efficiency without requiring all elements to implement the full complexity of multi-level monitoring.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal resource status reporting framework that can be applied across different network elements and levels. The same basic monitoring and reporting mechanisms serve multiple purposes and levels simultaneously, reducing overall device complexity by using standardized procedures rather than requiring separate complex systems for each monitoring level.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250175835A1Method, device, and system for resource status report in wireless networks

Publication Date: 2025.05.29 ZTE CORP

AI summary

This disclosure relates generally to a method, device, and system for saving Network Element (NE) power consumption in wireless communications. One method performed by a first NE including transmitting a first message to a second NE in the wireless network, the first message comprising a request for resource status information, wherein the request applies to at least one of the following levels: a beam level; a carrier level; a cell level; a network slice level; or a frequency range level.