Bridge-Connected Token Networks for Data Transfer Latency
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Solution Overview
Problem
In one-way communication networks, the sequential data transfer between nodes can lead to reduced responsiveness due to the linear flow of data, which may cause delays in hardware operations.
Innovation Solution
A communication system with multiple token passing type networks connected by a bridge, where specific nodes are strategically positioned within a half circumference of other nodes relative to the bridge, allowing for efficient data transfer between networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If data is transferred sequentially in one direction through multiple nodes, then the network structure is simple and easy to implement, but the transfer time increases and responsiveness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension to data transfer by allowing nodes to send data to adjacent nodes in either direction (upstream or downstream) rather than strictly sequential one-way transfer. This dimensional change in communication topology reduces the number of hops required for data to reach its destination, thereby decreasing transfer time while maintaining network structure simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary positioning of specific nodes at optimal locations within half-circumference distances on opposite sides of the bridge. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when data transfer is needed, the nodes are already in positions that minimize transfer distance and time, preventing delays before they occur
2Stability of the object's composition
If nodes are disposed in fixed positions in one-way communication, then the network configuration is stable, but responsiveness to data transfer requests decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic behavior to the previously static one-way communication system by allowing the communication direction to adapt based on node positions relative to the bridge. Nodes can dynamically choose to communicate upstream or downstream depending on which direction provides faster access to the destination, making the system responsive while maintaining overall configuration stability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates an asymmetric network configuration where specific nodes are positioned at unequal distances from the bridge (within half-circumference on one side, and within half-circumference on the other side). This asymmetric positioning optimizes data transfer paths by ensuring that nodes are strategically located to minimize transfer time in both directions, improving responsiveness while maintaining configuration stability
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AI summary
In a communication system, multiple nodes sequentially transmit a data frame along a communication direction and can read and write data from and to the data frame, and includes a specific node requiring data in the data frame transmitted by another network. In one network of two networks connected to a common bridge, a specific node is disposed within a half circumference of disposition positions of the multiple nodes on the upstream side in the communication direction with respect to the bridge, and in the other network, the specific node is disposed within a half circumference of the disposition positions of the multiple nodes on the downstream side in the communication direction with respect to the bridge.