Control Plane Clustered Subscriptions for IoT Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of radio frequency enabled devices subscribing to IoT frameworks imposes a messaging and data burden on telecommunications networks, as existing management systems operate solely on the data plane, leading to inefficient network utilization and limited capabilities for managing groups of devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method to manage clustered subscriptions by using the control plane to identify, group, and monitor radio frequency enabled devices, generating unique cluster identifiers, and requesting status updates, which reduces messaging requirements and allows for more efficient network utilization and new service offerings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If individual device management is performed on the data plane, then device control capability is maintained, but messaging burden and network traffic increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual device subscriptions into a single clustered subscription. Instead of managing each radio frequency enabled device individually through separate data plane messages, devices are grouped into clusters with a single control plane subscription, reducing the number of messages required for group management operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cluster identifier as an intermediary between the control plane and multiple radio frequency enabled devices. The cluster identifier acts as a mediator that allows single messages to be routed to multiple devices, eliminating the need for individual addressing and reducing messaging overhead.
2Ease of manufacture
If data plane only management is used, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but network utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the management function into two parts: control plane functions for group-level operations (cluster management, bulk status requests) and data plane functions for individual device communication. This segmentation allows efficient network utilization for group operations while maintaining data plane availability for individual device needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to device management by introducing cluster identifiers that operate at the control plane level. This creates a hierarchical management structure where devices can be managed both individually (data plane) and as groups (control plane), improving network utilization without sacrificing implementation simplicity.
3Quantity of substance
If clustered subscriptions are implemented on the control plane, then messaging burden is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal cluster identifier system that can be used across multiple control plane functions. The same cluster identifier mechanism serves for device grouping, status requests, and future service offerings, reducing the need for separate systems and minimizing overall system complexity despite the added clustering capability.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for managing clustered subscriptions. A method for managing clustered subscriptions may include identifying radio frequency enabled devices, each having a radio frequency enabled device unique identifier, to add to a cluster; requesting a unique cluster identifier from a control plane within a telecommunications network; generating the unique cluster identifier; associating the unique cluster identifier with each of the radio frequency enabled device unique identifiers; storing, in the control plane, the unique cluster identifier in association with each of the radio frequency enabled device unique identifiers; requesting, via the control plane, a status from each radio frequency enabled device within a subset of the radio frequency enabled devices; and transmitting the status to an external user via a data plane within the telecommunications network.