Wireless UE Data Allocation Across Parallel Connections

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless user devices lack intelligent coupling between user applications and radios when using parallel wireless connections, leading to suboptimal service delivery across multiple links.

Innovation Solution

Wireless User Equipment (UE) dynamically determines and allocates data across parallel wireless connections, enabling intelligent data management and service optimization by executing user applications and exchanging network signaling with access points to establish and manage connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the operating system and network applications isolate user applications from radios, then system management and control are simplified, but intelligent coupling between user applications and radios is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem management complexityVSAvoidintelligent coupling capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a network layer that acts as an intermediary between the operating system and user applications. This network layer receives data from user applications, determines parallel wireless connections, and allocates data to appropriate connections. This intermediary structure maintains the isolation benefits of the traditional architecture while enabling intelligent data transmission decisions without requiring direct coupling between applications and radios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If parallel wireless connections are established for user applications, then throughput and reliability are improved, but intelligent data allocation and resource optimization are lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata throughputVSAvoidintelligent data allocation

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The network layer performs preliminary actions by determining parallel wireless connections and establishing data allocation rules before actual data transmission occurs. By pre-configuring the connection framework and allocation mechanisms, the system enables intelligent, automated data distribution across multiple connections without requiring complex real-time decision-making at the application level.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The network layer implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring data transmission across parallel connections and dynamically adjusting data allocation based on connection performance. This feedback loop enables the system to optimize resource utilization and maintain intelligent coupling by adapting data distribution to current network conditions while preserving the benefits of parallel transmission.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10880702B1Data communications for user applications that are executing in a wireless user device

Publication Date: 2020.12.29 T MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

AI summary

A wireless User Equipment (UE) executes user applications and responsively determines parallel wireless connections and a data allocation from the user applications to the wireless connections. The UE exchanges network signaling with wireless access points and receives network addresses for the parallel wireless connections. The UE receives uplink data from the executing user applications and addresses the uplink data per the data allocation to allocate the data from the user applications to the wireless connections. The UE transfers the uplink data over the parallel wireless connections. The UE receives downlink data for the executing user applications from the wireless connections and transfers the downlink data to the user applications.