Wireless DPP Onboarding via Parallel Agent Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing device provisioning protocol (DPP) onboarding process in wireless networks is inefficient, requiring multiple configured agents to send authentication requests serially, leading to prolonged onboarding times for unconfigured devices.
Innovation Solution
A method where a processor in the wireless network controller simultaneously engages multiple configured agents to attempt DPP authentication with a unconfigured device, allowing them to transmit requests concurrently until a response is received or until instructed to stop, thereby reducing overall onboarding time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple configured agents are used to send DPP authentication requests, then the reliability of onboarding is improved, but the onboarding time increases due to serial selection
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically transitions from static serial agent selection to dynamic parallel agent execution. Multiple configured agents simultaneously transmit authentication requests to the enrollee, and the controller dynamically receives responses from any agent, enabling adaptive concurrent operations that reduce onboarding time while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The controller pre-identifies multiple configured agents capable of performing DPP authentication before the onboarding process begins. By preparing the agent pool in advance and enabling simultaneous request transmission, the system eliminates sequential selection delays and achieves faster onboarding without compromising authentication reliability
2Loss of time
If multiple configured agents participate simultaneously in DPP authentication, then the onboarding time is reduced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple configured agents are designed with universal DPP authentication capabilities, allowing any agent in the pool to perform the same authentication function. This multi-functionality enables parallel operations without requiring complex specialized logic in each agent, as they all execute the same standardized authentication protocol
Solution Approach 2:
The controller implements a feedback mechanism where it monitors authentication responses from multiple agents simultaneously. When any agent receives a response from the enrollee, the controller detects this feedback and immediately terminates further authentication attempts, providing adaptive control that simplifies the management of parallel operations
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AI summary
Examples pertaining to optimization for device provisioning protocol (DPP) onboarding in wireless networks are described. An apparatus acting as a controller of a wireless network receives, from a smart device, information related to a unconfigured device as an enrollee not yet onboarded into the wireless network. The apparatus then causes a plurality of configured agents in the wireless network to participate simultaneously in attempting to onboard the unconfigured device via a DPP mechanism responsive to receiving the information related to the unconfigured device.