Adaptive Edge Gateway Deployment for Building Device Data Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building management systems (BMS) face challenges in efficiently managing data from various building subsystems and adapting to new devices, as existing solutions lack effective communication protocols and dynamic resource allocation, leading to inefficiencies in data processing and control operations.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a building management system with adaptive edge processing, which includes deploying gateway components on computing systems to facilitate communication with physical devices, identify communication protocols, and dynamically relocate services based on resource requirements, enabling seamless data collection, processing, and control point management across the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If gateway components are deployed on computing systems to facilitate communication with physical devices, then adaptability to new devices is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway component automatically performs service relocation decisions based on resource requirements without manual intervention. The system self-manages the deployment and migration of services between edge devices and cloud infrastructure, reducing operational complexity while maintaining adaptability to new devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway enables dynamic service relocation based on changing resource requirements and device availability. Services can be moved between edge devices and cloud infrastructure as needed, providing adaptability to new devices while managing complexity through automated dynamic adjustment rather than static configuration.
2Productivity
If services are dynamically relocated based on resource requirements, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway monitors resource requirements and performance metrics continuously, using this feedback to make automated service relocation decisions. This feedback mechanism enables improved productivity through dynamic resource allocation while managing complexity by relying on automated decision-making based on real-time system state.
Solution Approach 2:
The service relocation process is automated and self-managing, with the gateway component making decisions based on resource requirements without requiring complex manual management. This self-service approach improves productivity through efficient resource utilization while keeping device complexity manageable through automation.
3Ease of operation
If gateway components automatically relocate services, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway component acts as an intermediary between physical devices with different communication protocols and the cloud infrastructure. It translates and adapts communication protocols, enabling automatic service relocation while maintaining protocol compatibility and preventing information loss through standardized interface mediation.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway component provides universal communication capabilities by supporting multiple communication protocols simultaneously. This multi-functionality enables automatic service relocation across devices with different protocols while maintaining compatibility and preventing information loss through a unified communication interface.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for building management utilizing adaptive edge processing are disclosed. The building system can store gateway components on storage devices. The gateway components can facilitate communication with a cloud platform and facilitate communication with a physical building device. The building system can identify a computing system of the building that is in communication with the physical building device. The physical building device can store one or more data samples. The building system can deploy the gateway components to the computing system responsive to identifying that the computing system is in communication with the physical building device. The gateway components can cause the computing system to communicate with the physical building device to receive the one or more data samples and cause the computing system to communicate the one or more data samples to the cloud platform.