Edge and Peer Software Transfer for Vehicle Bandwidth Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software distribution over communications networks consumes significant bandwidth, and there is a need for more efficient methods to distribute software content among vehicles and devices.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing edge networking and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to transfer software content among vehicles, positioning content at edge nodes based on vehicle location, historical demand, and trusted relationships, and enabling ad hoc group formation for content sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If software is distributed through traditional communications networks, then software delivery is achieved, but network bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces edge nodes as intermediary components between the central server and end-user vehicles. These edge nodes cache software content locally and serve as intermediate distribution points, allowing vehicles to download software from nearby edge nodes rather than directly from the central server, thereby reducing overall network bandwidth consumption while maintaining delivery efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the centralized software distribution system into a hierarchical structure with central servers, edge nodes, and end-user vehicles. This segmentation allows software content to be distributed through multiple distributed points rather than a single centralized source, reducing the load on the central network infrastructure and enabling parallel distribution channels
2Speed
If software is cached at edge nodes based on vehicle location and demand, then content delivery speed improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-caching software content at edge nodes based on predicted vehicle locations and historical demand patterns. This advance preparation ensures that when vehicles arrive at edge node coverage areas, the software is already available locally, eliminating download delays and improving delivery speed without requiring complex real-time decision-making
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where vehicle location data, software update requests, and download patterns are continuously monitored and fed back to the edge nodes and central servers. This feedback enables dynamic adjustment of cached content based on actual demand, optimizing delivery speed while managing system complexity through data-driven decisions
3Loss of energy
If vehicles share software content directly through vehicle-to-vehicle communication, then network bandwidth usage decreases, but reliability of content distribution is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses edge nodes as trusted intermediary validators in the vehicle-to-vehicle content sharing process. When vehicles exchange software content directly, the edge node verifies the authenticity and integrity of the shared content against the central server's repository, ensuring reliability is maintained even as vehicles communicate peer-to-peer, thereby reducing network bandwidth usage without sacrificing trustworthiness
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, software content being distributed from an edge network node in a communications network to a first vehicle. The first vehicle may provide the software content to other vehicles with or without further involvement by the communications network. The vehicles may be part of a group and/or may form an ad hoc group. Other embodiments are disclosed.