Optimizing voice services
View Patent ↗Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing voice services are provided. Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) is an algorithm that implements fast retransmissions of lost blocks or packets of data. HARQ is an error correcting algorithm. Data may be lost at any layer of a protocol stack, thus, increasing a retransmission rate. In order to reduce the retransmission rate and increase quality of voice services, HARQ may be implemented at each layer of a protocol stack based on, for example, radio frequency signal and retransmission rates.
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for optimizing voice services, the method comprising:
identifying a user device within an area associated with a poor signal, wherein a poor signal is indicated by identifying a low signal to noise ratio; and
implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) algorithm at each layer of a protocol stack of a network.
2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the network is a long term evolution (LTE) network.
3. The media of claim 2 , further comprising determining whether the user device is operating a voice functionality in the LTE network.
4. The media of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a retransmission rate associated with the user device.
5. The media of claim 4 , further comprising determining whether a predetermined threshold of the retransmission rate has been satisfied, wherein the predetermined threshold is when the retransmission rate exceeds ten percent.
6. The media of claim 1 , wherein the protocol stack comprises a physical layer, a MAC layer, a RLC layer, a PDCP layer, and a RRC layer.
7. The media of claim 1 , wherein the HARQ algorithm is implemented automatically by the e-Node B of the network.
8. The media of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a plurality of user devices within the area associated with the poor signal, and
automatically implementing HARQ at each layer of the protocol stack for each of the plurality of user devices.
9. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for optimizing voice services, the method comprising:
identifying a first poor radio frequency (RF) signal condition for a first area associated with a user device, wherein a poor radio frequency signal condition is indicated by identifying a low signal to noise ratio;
identifying a high retransmission rate, wherein a high retransmission rate is a retransmission rate exceeding ten percent;
based on the first poor RF signal condition and the high retransmission rate, implementing a hybrid repeat request (HARQ) algorithm at each layer of a protocol stack in a network;
identifying a second RF signal condition for the first area,
updating the first poor RF signal condition with the second RF signal condition, wherein the second RF signal condition is a stronger RF signal than the first poor RF signal condition; and
upon identifying the second RF signal condition is stronger than the first poor RF signal condition, removing the HARQ algorithm from one or more layers of the protocol stack.
10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the network is a long term evolution (LTE) network.
11. The media of claim 10 , further comprising determining whether the user device is operating a voice functionality in the LTE network.
12. A system for optimizing voice services, the system comprising:
a computing device associated with one or more processors and one or more computer storage media; and
an optimization engine comprising:
an identifying component configured to identifying at least one of a type of network, a retransmission rate of a user device and a radio frequency (RF) signal of an area associated with the user device;
a determining component configured to determine at least one of whether the user device is operating a voice functionality and whether the retransmission rate exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
an implementing component configured to implement a hybrid repeat request (HARQ) algorithm at each level of a protocol stack.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined threshold of the retransmission rate is ten percent.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the network is a long term evolution (LTE) network.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the RF signal is identified as a poor RF signal or a strong RF signal based on a signal to noise ratio.
16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising an updating component configured to dynamically update the RF signal of the area associated with the user device.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the updating component is further configured to remove the HARQ algorithm from at least one layer of the protocol stack upon updating the RF signal.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the HARQ algorithm is automatically implemented at layers of the protocol stack based on at least one of RF signals and retransmission rates.
19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the HARQ algorithm is automatically removed from layers of the protocol stack based on an updated RF signal.
20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the system dynamically alters the HARQ algorithm on a user-specific basis or a group basis.