Cloud-Mediated DPP Provisioning for Wireless Multi-Hop Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices unsupportive of the device provisioning protocol (DPP) limit the widespread use of wireless multi-hop networking, necessitating a method to integrate devices into wireless multi-hop networks effectively.
Innovation Solution
A terminal unsupportive of DPP receives configuration information from a mobile station, forwards it to a cloud, and controls an access point to network with the mobile station using DPP, enhancing compatibility and user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile devices unsupportive of DPP are used as configurators, then ease of operation is improved, but device compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between the terminal (unsupportive of DPP) and the access point/mobile station (supportive of DPP). The terminal obtains DPP configuration information and sends it to the cloud server, which then forwards it to the access point. This mediator enables terminals without DPP support to participate in DPP-based wireless multi-hop networking, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device compatibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If terminals forward DPP configuration information through cloud, then adaptability is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the terminal obtain and forward DPP configuration information to the cloud server in advance. The cloud server stores this information and makes it available when needed for networking. This preliminary preparation reduces the need for real-time communication and repeated configuration exchanges, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining adaptability.
3Reliability
If cloud verifies and forwards DPP configuration information, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server performs verification of DPP configuration information in advance and stores the verified information for quick retrieval. When networking is required, the pre-verified configuration can be quickly forwarded to the access point, reducing the time loss while maintaining reliability through prior verification.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a method and a system for wireless multi-hop networking based on a device provisioning protocol (DPP). The method includes the steps of receiving DPP configuration information of a mobile station by a terminal unsupportive of the DPP, sending the DPP configuration information of the mobile station to an access point by a cloud, wherein the access point and the mobile station are both supportive of the DPP, and controlling the access point to network with the mobile station according to the DPP configuration information of the mobile station such that the access point and the mobile station are integrated into a wireless multi-hop network. This solution for wireless multi-hop networking enhances the compatibility and networking efficiency with reduced resource consumption.