Connectivity Management System Tunnel for Capillary Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for collecting data from capillary devices face issues with unmanaged connectivity, lacking security and privacy, limited server distribution leading to high costs, inability to apply Quality of Service (QoS), and data transmission disruptions during roaming, which can result in delayed feedback and increased costs for users.

Innovation Solution

A Connectivity Management System (CMS) that manages connectivity between capillary devices and servers using a gateway as a proxy, creating tunnels based on unique keys to ensure secure, differentiated data transmission and QoS, reducing costs and latency by distributing CMS instances globally.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If data is transmitted as regular broadband traffic through the mobile phone gateway, then the transmission path is simple, but latency increases and QoS cannot be applied

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransmission path complexityVSAvoiddata transmission latency

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data transmission path by introducing a dedicated tunnel from the capillary device directly to the server, separate from the mobile phone's regular broadband traffic. This segmentation allows critical data to bypass the mobile phone's application processing layer, reducing latency while maintaining simple transmission for non-critical traffic

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a tunnel as an intermediary transmission channel between the capillary device and server. This tunnel acts as a dedicated mediator that provides direct connectivity, enabling QoS management and reducing latency without requiring complex changes to the mobile phone gateway or server infrastructure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If the mobile phone acts as the gateway for data collection, then device complexity is reduced, but security and privacy management becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegateway device complexityVSAvoidsecurity and privacy management

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a tunnel as an intermediary layer between the capillary device and the server. This tunnel provides encrypted, secure communication while keeping the mobile phone gateway simple. The tunnel handles security and privacy management centrally, preventing the mobile phone from needing to implement complex security protocols

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the connectivity parameter by establishing a direct tunnel connection instead of relying on the mobile phone's regular data path. This parameter change enables dedicated security management for the data transmission channel, improving reliability without increasing the complexity of the mobile phone gateway

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If servers are centralized in one location, then system complexity is reduced, but costs increase due to limited distribution

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem architecture complexityVSAvoidnumber of distributed servers

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the tunnel mechanism universal and location-independent. The same tunnel-based architecture can connect to servers regardless of their geographic location, enabling both centralized and distributed server deployments without requiring different system architectures. This universality allows cost-effective server distribution while maintaining simple system management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Reliability

If the gateway uses regular broadband connection during roaming, then connectivity is maintained, but user costs increase due to data charges

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnectivity during roamingVSAvoiddata transmission cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the data transmission path from the mobile phone's broadband connection and creates a separate tunnel directly from the capillary device to the server. This extraction removes the need for the gateway to consume mobile data during roaming, maintaining connectivity reliability while eliminating data charges for the transmitted information

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS11140550B2Gateway, a CMS, a system and methods therein, for assisting a server with collecting data from a capillary device

Publication Date: 2021.10.05 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

AI summary

A gateway, a Connectivity Management System (CMS), a system and methods therein for assisting a server with collecting data from a capillary device are provided. The gateway collects the data from the capillary device; and transmits the data to the server via the CMS. The data is transmitted in a tunnel from the gateway to the CMS, wherein the tunnel is created according to a connectivity parameter associated to a key of the capillary device stored in the CMS.