Collaborative Edge IoT Gateways for Global QoS Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network providers face challenges in managing quality of service (QoS) and service level agreements (SLA) for Internet of Things (IoT) services across international borders, as existing technologies lack the necessary intelligence, adaptability, and flexibility to handle the diverse requirements of globally distributed IoT devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a network of collaborative edge IoT gateways that form a unified communication protocol, utilizing software-defined networking and Blockchain technologies to provide real-time monitoring and QoS management, enabling secure and efficient SLA management for IoT services across globally distributed edge clouds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional network providers manage QoS nationally within a single country, then they have complete control of the network and can efficiently manage service level agreements, but they cannot effectively handle diverse requirements of globally distributed IoT devices across international borders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the QoS management system into distributed edge gateways deployed across multiple countries and regions. Each edge gateway operates autonomously to manage local IoT devices, while a centralized orchestrator coordinates across boundaries. This segmentation enables adaptability to local requirements without requiring a monolithic complex system, resolving the contradiction by distributing management functions geographically and functionally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a blockchain-based intermediary layer that mediates between national network providers and global QoS requirements. The blockchain ledger provides a trusted, shared record of QoS parameters and SLA compliance across jurisdictions, enabling coordination without direct complex inter-provider negotiations. This intermediary resolves the contradiction by simplifying cross-border management while maintaining adaptability to diverse requirements.
2Reliability
If a unified communication protocol is implemented across globally distributed edge gateways, then real-time QoS monitoring and SLA management are enabled, but the system requires sophisticated coordination mechanisms including software-defined networking and Blockchain technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal communication protocol that enables edge gateways to perform multiple functions: local QoS monitoring, SLA compliance verification, and cross-border coordination. This multi-functional protocol reduces the need for separate specialized systems, achieving reliable QoS management while limiting the growth of coordination complexity through consolidation of functions into a unified standard.
3Adaptability or versatility
If edge gateways are distributed globally to handle diverse IoT requirements, then adaptability and local responsiveness are improved, but challenges arise in coordinating workloads and maintaining consistent QoS across different geographical locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where edge gateways continuously report QoS metrics and SLA compliance status to a centralized orchestrator. The orchestrator analyzes this feedback and dynamically adjusts workload distribution and QoS parameters to maintain consistency across locations. This feedback loop resolves the contradiction by enabling local adaptability while preserving global QoS stability through continuous monitoring and adjustment.
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AI summary
Global Internet of things (IoT) quality of service (QoS) is provided through self-forming, self-healing, and/or collaborative edge IoT gateways. Moreover, global IoT services are provided by logically extending cellular networks with roaming partners to backhaul, track, and/or manage the globally deployed edge IoT gateways. In one aspect, real-time QoS and/or monitoring capabilities for the global IoT services can be provided through a communication between the edge IoT gateways and an edge gateway controller deployed within a cloud. The edge IoT gateways form a structured mesh network to coordinate workload execution under control of the edge gateway controller, which can facilitate a highly efficient QoS and/or SLA management for mobile IoT sensors, to provide a secure monitoring and/or diagnostic capability for the global IoT services.