Wireless Whooper System Dynamic Traffic Routing and QoS Differentiation
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless networks face challenges in efficiently managing bandwidth and prioritizing different types of wireless services, such as voice, video, and data, leading to diminished transfer rates and inability to differentiate services effectively, especially when multiple users access the network simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
The Wireless Whooper system consolidates multiple wireless Access Points and client stations with a supervisory processing unit (SPU) that dynamically switches and routes wireless streams, providing Quality of Service (QoS) differentiation and traffic forwarding mechanisms to prioritize and manage different types of wireless services efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple users access the wireless AP simultaneously, then network coverage and user capacity are improved, but bandwidth is divided amongst users causing transfer rate to diminish
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless network into multiple virtual channels or service classes, allowing different user groups to be served simultaneously on separate logical paths. This segmentation enables the system to handle multiple users without their transfer rates diminishing, as each segment maintains dedicated bandwidth allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic bandwidth allocation and load balancing mechanisms that automatically adjust resource distribution based on current network conditions and user priorities. This dynamic approach ensures that transfer rates are maintained even as the number of connected clients fluctuates, resolving the contradiction between user capacity and speed.
2Ease of operation
If the wireless AP processes requests in a specific order according to Qos scheme, then service order is controlled, but the AP cannot differentiate different types of wireless services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different service characteristics and processing rules to different types of wireless services (e.g., voice, video, data). Each service type receives customized handling based on its specific requirements, enabling the AP to differentiate services while maintaining controlled processing order through localized quality adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional wireless AP capable of handling multiple service types simultaneously with differentiated processing. The system universality allows a single AP to perform diverse functions (voice processing, video streaming, data transmission) with appropriate QoS differentiation for each, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and service versatility.
3Device complexity
If the wireless AP serves a fixed number of client stations, then system simplicity is maintained, but the system cannot dynamically allocate bandwidth or prioritize traffic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where the wireless AP automatically performs bandwidth allocation, traffic prioritization, and load balancing without manual configuration. This self-service capability allows the system to maintain relative simplicity while achieving high productivity through automated resource management and dynamic service differentiation.
Data Source
AI summary
A Wireless Whooper system for use in wireless networks is provided with a collection of wireless client stations arranged to transmit and receive wireless streams of information, and wireless Access Points (APs) arranged to wirelessly link with the wireless client stations, each supporting a group of wireless client stations; and a supervisory processing unit (SPU) arranged to monitor and dynamically switch between available wireless APs, forward and transmit streams of information through the wireless networks. Such a supervisory processing unit (SPU) can be installed as a separate control device or integrated within each wireless AP to handle the dynamic switching and routing of streams of information between available wireless APs within the system. This way the Wireless Whooper system can advantageously provide high quality differentiated wireless services and capabilities to dynamically change a single wireless traffic stream between any single source and destination to multiple streams via other existing wireless elements (e.g., wireless Access Points “APs” and client stations).