Control Board Data Migration via Automatic Configuration Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method for replacing old control boards with new ones in communication devices is inefficient, requiring manual data export, import, and conversion in a lab, leading to high manpower costs, service disruption, and potential errors due to manual handling and the need for additional equipment and site visits.
Innovation Solution
A data migration method where the old control board automatically transmits configuration data to the new control board when type information differs, allowing direct on-site insertion and elimination of manual data import and conversion steps, reducing the need for additional equipment and minimizing service disruption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual data export, import and conversion is performed in a lab before control board replacement, then data accuracy is ensured, but replacement efficiency is low and manpower cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic data migration where the new control board automatically receives and imports configuration data from the old control board through established communication links, eliminating the need for manual data export, import and conversion operations in a lab setting
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (physical data export/import processes) with automated electronic data transmission through communication links between control boards, substituting human labor with systematic automated communication protocols
2Stability of the object's composition
If service provisioning is stopped during the entire control board replacement procedure, then data consistency is maintained, but service operation is greatly impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes communication links and transmits configuration data between control boards before the old control board is removed, ensuring data consistency is achieved in advance rather than requiring service interruption during the replacement process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables service provisioning to continue during control board replacement by maintaining system operation throughout the data migration process, with the new control board progressively taking over functionality rather than requiring complete service shutdown
3Productivity
If control boards are replaced simultaneously at multiple sites, then overall network upgrading is accelerated, but manual seeking according to tags easily errs and non-corresponding insertion may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses type information comparison as a feedback mechanism to verify compatibility between control boards, automatically determining whether the new control board can replace the old one at each site without relying on manual tag matching by operators
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces type information as an intermediary verification element that mediates between the new and old control boards, enabling automated compatibility checking that prevents non-corresponding insertion errors while allowing simultaneous replacements across multiple sites
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a data migration method and apparatus, where the method includes: after a second control board is inserted into a second control board slot, receiving, by a first control board, type information from the second control board, and determining whether the type information of the second control board and type information of the first control board are the same; and when determining that the type information of the second control board and the type information of the first control board are different, sending, by the first control board, configuration data stored by the first control board itself to the second control board, so that the second control board utilizes the configuration data to perform a configuration.