WLAN Link Management via Dynamic Active Inactive Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless LAN systems face challenges in efficiently managing multiple links for data transmission, leading to potential data transmission interruptions and delays due to inadequate link management strategies.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor that sets up multiple links and configures at least one as an active link while another is made inactive, based on radio signal states, to optimize data transmission by reconfiguring links as needed for improved performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple links are set up for wireless LAN communication, then data transmission speed and reliability are improved, but device complexity and link management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic link management where links can be switched between active and inactive states based on real-time radio signal conditions. The processor continuously monitors signal states and dynamically reconfigures which links are active for data transmission, allowing the system to adapt to changing wireless environments while maintaining multiple link capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the multiple wireless links into distinct active and inactive groups. By dividing the link set into functional subsets (active links for current data transmission vs. inactive links for standby or future use), the system manages complexity through organized categorization while preserving the benefits of multiple simultaneous link configurations.
2Reliability
If link switching is performed based on radio signal state, then data transmission interruptions are reduced, but processing overhead and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where the processor monitors radio signal states on active links and uses this information to trigger link switching decisions. When signal quality degrades below thresholds or interruptions are detected, the system feedback-driven switches to alternative active links or reconfigures link states, ensuring continuous data transmission while processing only when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic monitoring of radio signal states rather than continuous processing. The processor checks signal conditions at regular intervals or upon specific events (such as detected transmission issues), switching between active and inactive links periodically based on accumulated signal state information, thereby reducing constant processing overhead while maintaining transmission reliability.
3Productivity
If inactive links are monitored for radio signal state, then future link reconfiguration is optimized, but energy consumption and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary identification of radio signal states on inactive links in advance of when they may become active. By proactively gathering signal quality information on standby links before they are needed for data transmission, the system prepares reconfiguration data ahead of time, enabling faster switching when link reconfiguration becomes necessary without incurring real-time delays.
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AI summary
An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a device and a method for wireless local area network (LAN) communication in an electronic device. An electronic device may include a communication circuit and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to set up multiple links to an external electronic device, configure, to be an active link, at least one link among the multiple links, configure at least one other link to be an inactive link, transmit data to and/or receive data from the external electronic device via the active link, identify a radio signal state of the inactive link if it is determined to perform link switching, based on a radio signal state of the active link, and based on the radio signal states of the active link and the inactive link, reconfigure an active link and an inactive link of the multiple links. Other embodiments may also be possible.