Distributed Trusted Sensing for Integrated Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional centralized processing schemes in integrated communication, sensing, and computation networks consume significant communication and computation resources, leading to privacy leakage and data security risks.

Innovation Solution

A distributed trusted sensing method and system that utilizes edge nodes to perform local training on a global model using local data, with miners facilitating weighted aggregation and digital signature verification to maintain data security and resource efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If centralized processing scheme is used, then data security and privacy protection are improved, but communication and computation resource consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidcommunication resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the centralized processing function into distributed edge nodes, each performing local training independently. This segmentation eliminates the need to transmit all raw data to a central server, reducing communication resource consumption while maintaining security through localized processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a miner as an intermediary component that collects local model parameters from edge nodes, performs weighted aggregation, and generates global model parameters. This intermediary mechanism enables secure distributed processing without requiring direct data sharing between nodes, thus reducing communication overhead while maintaining data security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If centralized processing scheme is used, then data security is improved, but computation resource consumption increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidcomputation resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The computation task is segmented into local training operations at edge nodes and global aggregation operations at miners. Each edge node performs computation only on its local data, avoiding the need to transmit and process all data centrally, thereby significantly reducing overall computation resource consumption while maintaining security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The miner acts as an intermediary that performs computation aggregation rather than centralized processing. It collects model parameters from multiple edge nodes and computes weighted averages to generate global parameters, reducing computation resource consumption compared to centralized processing while maintaining data security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Use of energy by moving object

If distributed processing is implemented, then communication and computation resource consumption are reduced, but data security and privacy protection may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication resource consumptionVSAvoiddata security
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The miner serves as a trusted intermediary that aggregates model parameters without accessing raw data from edge nodes. It performs weighted aggregation on model parameters and generates global model parameters, ensuring data security while enabling distributed processing. The intermediary mechanism prevents data exposure between nodes while maintaining security through centralized coordination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses model parameter copies instead of raw data copies. Each edge node trains a local model and shares only the parameter copies with the miner, not the actual data. This copying approach enables distributed processing with reduced communication overhead while maintaining data security, as only parameter information is transmitted rather than complete datasets

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Productivity

If original datasets are shared for processing, then computation efficiency is improved, but privacy leakage risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomputation efficiencyVSAvoidprivacy leakage risk
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces data sharing with parameter copying. Instead of sharing original datasets for processing, each edge node trains locally and shares only the model parameter copies with the miner. This approach maintains computation efficiency through distributed training while eliminating privacy leakage risks, as only parameter information is exchanged rather than raw data

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The miner acts as an intermediary that processes parameter copies rather than raw data. It performs weighted aggregation on model parameters to generate global parameters, enabling efficient computation without exposing original datasets. This intermediary mechanism maintains productivity while preventing privacy leakage by processing only aggregated parameter information

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11902358B1Distributed trusted sensing method and system for integrated communication, sensing and computation network
Publication Date: 2024.02.13 BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a distributed trusted sensing method and system for an integrated communication, sensing, and computation network, and relates to the field of wireless sensing technologies. First, a global model and an initial global parameter are transmitted to each edge node. Each edge node performs local training by using local data, to obtain a local model parameter, broadcasts the local model parameter through a corresponding miner, then assigns a weight to each local model parameter, to calculate a global parameter, and updates the global parameter through aggregation iteration. In the present disclosure, calculation is performed by using computation resources and data resources of each distributed edge node, thus saving the overall communication and computation resources.