Wireless Uplink Group QoS Configuration With Lower Signaling Overhead

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing quality of service (QoS) for multiple devices sharing resources, leading to increased overhead signaling and power consumption.

Innovation Solution

Implementing group configuration parameters for uplink transmissions used by multiple wireless devices, reducing the need for separate configurations and optimizing resource usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If separate configuration parameters are used for each wireless device and its respective uplink transmission, then individual QoS management is achieved, but overhead signaling and power consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveQoS management effectivenessVSAvoidoverhead signaling

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges configuration parameters for multiple wireless devices into a single group configuration parameter set. Instead of configuring each device individually, a group of devices sharing the same uplink resource can be configured together using common parameters, thereby reducing overhead signaling while maintaining effective QoS management for each device within the group.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If separate configuration parameters are used for each wireless device and its respective uplink transmission, then individual QoS management is achieved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveQoS management effectivenessVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines configuration operations for multiple devices into a single group configuration process. This reduces the total number of configuration signaling transmissions required, thereby reducing power consumption associated with signaling operations while maintaining individual QoS management capabilities through appropriate parameter settings within the group configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Device complexity

If group configuration parameters are used for multiple wireless devices sharing uplink resources, then overhead signaling is reduced, but individual device configuration flexibility decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoverhead signalingVSAvoidconfiguration flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments configuration parameters into two categories: common parameters that apply to the entire group of devices sharing uplink resources, and device-specific parameters that can be individually configured for each device within the group. This segmentation allows the system to benefit from reduced overhead signaling through group configuration while maintaining configuration flexibility for individual devices when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12604233B2Quality management for wireless devices

Publication Date: 2026.04.14 COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC

AI summary

A group of wireless devices may use shared resources to communicate information to a base station. At least one configuration parameter (e.g., Quality of Service (Qos) parameter(s)) associated with over-the-air computation may be used for group uplink transmissions. Data associated with the group of wireless devices may be determined, based on an aggregation of the group uplink transmissions. The data associated with the group of wireless devices may be provided to a network node using the configuration parameter(s).