Temporary Edge Device Networks for Bandwidth Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current centralized management of wireless networks, particularly those with a large number of IoT devices, faces bandwidth challenges due to frequent exchanges of messages between edge devices and central clouds, which can lead to network overload and inefficiencies in managing complex events.
Innovation Solution
The technique involves automatically forming and managing temporary communities of edge devices that collaborate to diagnose and solve problems locally, reducing the need for frequent communication with central servers by providing computing and storage capabilities close to the data source, and using AI-driven rules to coordinate device actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If centralized management is used to manage all edge devices, then device coordination and control are simplified, but network bandwidth is overloaded and communication efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized management system into distributed temporary networks. Instead of one central server managing all devices, edge devices are segmented into autonomous groups that self-manage locally. This segmentation reduces the communication burden on central servers while maintaining coordination capabilities through local peer-to-peer interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces temporary network formations as intermediary structures between edge devices and central servers. These temporary networks act as local mediators that handle device coordination and data processing, reducing direct communication needs with central servers and thereby conserving network bandwidth.
2Reliability
If frequent communication occurs between edge devices and central cloud, then centralized control is maintained, but network latency increases and bandwidth is consumed excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes temporary networks in advance before events occur. These pre-formed networks have predefined communication channels and protocols, enabling immediate local coordination when events happen. This preliminary structuring eliminates the need for real-time central server intervention, reducing latency while maintaining control reliability.
3Productivity
If edge devices form temporary communities locally, then bandwidth usage is reduced and communication efficiency improves, but device complexity and coordination difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates dynamic temporary networks that automatically form, adapt, and dissolve based on event requirements. These networks are not static but dynamically adjust their composition and communication patterns, simplifying the overall system architecture by only activating complex local networks when necessary rather than maintaining permanent complex structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key parameters of edge devices when forming temporary networks, such as adjusting communication protocols, data sharing policies, and coordination mechanisms specifically for temporary network operations. This parameter adaptation allows devices to operate efficiently in local networks without requiring permanently complex configurations.
4Reliability
If centralized server manages all device interactions, then security and control are maintained, but network overload occurs and scalability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimensional layer of temporary networks between edge devices and central servers. This creates a multi-dimensional network architecture where security and control can be enforced at multiple levels (local temporary networks and central servers), improving scalability by distributing management functions without compromising security.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are disclosed relating to temporary networks of edge computing devices. In some embodiments, an edge computing device manages, in response to occurrence of an event, a temporary network of edge computing devices. Managing the temporary network includes: forming the temporary network, managing membership of edge computing devices in the temporary network, causing the temporary network to perform a specified set of tasks, transmitting, to a remote server computing system, information associated with the specified set of tasks, and causing disbanding of the temporary network after determining that the specified set of tasks is complete. The disclosed techniques for managing temporary networks of edge computing devices may advantageously reduce the overall use of a network's bandwidth by reducing the amount of communication with a remote server system.