Communication Control System for Network Setting Compliance

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication systems utilizing software-defined networking (SDN), there is a challenge in ensuring that communication devices adhere to specific communication conditions after network settings are changed, as updates may lead to non-compliant communication scenarios, necessitating a mechanism to detect and rectify such issues.

Innovation Solution

A communication control system with a processor that monitors and adjusts network settings, determining if communication matches specific conditions and notifying an external device of discrepancies, with the ability to revert settings to their original state if conditions are not met.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If network settings are changed to improve communication functionality, then communication adaptability is improved, but communication reliability deteriorates due to non-compliant communication conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication adaptabilityVSAvoidcommunication reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation of communication conditions before applying network setting changes. By checking whether the communication device satisfies required communication conditions in advance, the system prevents unreliable communication states from occurring, thus maintaining communication reliability while enabling adaptive network configuration changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism that monitors communication conditions after network setting changes and notifies when communication does not match specific conditions. This feedback loop allows the system to detect and correct non-compliant communication states, ensuring communication reliability is maintained while preserving the ability to adapt network settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If network setting changes are applied to enhance communication performance, then communication efficiency is improved, but error detection capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoiderror detection capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes a feedback mechanism that actively monitors communication conditions after network setting changes. This feedback loop detects when communication does not match specific conditions and provides notifications, thereby maintaining error detection capability while allowing efficient network configuration changes to improve communication performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary checks of communication conditions before applying network settings. By validating that communication devices satisfy required conditions in advance, the system prevents error-prone states while maintaining the ability to efficiently update network configurations for improved communication performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240380659A1Communication control system and communication control method
Publication Date: 2024.11.14 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A communication control system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to, according to an instruction from an external device, perform processing related to changing a network setting on a communication device. After the processing has been executed, the processor is configured to determine whether or not communication of the communication device matches a specific communication condition. In response to determining that the communication of the communication device does not match the specific communication condition, the processor is configured to notify an error to the external device.