Edge Server Telegram Processing for IoT Real-Time Delays
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Solution Overview
Problem
In IoT networks, high processing loads on relay devices can lead to processing delays and a loss of real-time properties due to the vast amount of data and numerous connected devices, making real-time processing challenging.
Innovation Solution
A communication device with a forwarding processing unit that sorts telegrams based on processing content identification information in the header, allowing the telegram processing unit to perform processing directly on the payload without involving the operating system or network protocol, and a terminal device that adds this information to the header, enabling the communication device to handle processing without transmitting to a central server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If data is transmitted from devices to a central server device via a network, then data processing can be centralized, but network transmission time increases and real-time processing becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized server device into multiple edge server devices distributed closer to terminal devices. This segmentation reduces network transmission distance and time while maintaining distributed processing capabilities, directly addressing the contradiction between centralized processing benefits and network transmission delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension by deploying edge servers at multiple locations between terminal devices and the central server. This creates a multi-layered architecture (terminal → edge server → central server) that reduces the direct network transmission distance while preserving the hierarchical processing structure.
2Productivity
If a relay device performs processing on behalf of the server device, then processing load on the server is reduced, but processing delay occurs and real-time property is lost when relay device load is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the processing function by separating it into two types: time-critical processing performed locally at edge servers near terminal devices, and non-time-critical processing performed at the central server. This segmentation allows real-time processing without overloading any single relay device, eliminating processing delays while maintaining server capacity benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces edge servers as intermediary devices between terminal devices and the central server. These intermediaries handle time-critical processing locally, preventing processing delays that would occur if all data passed through overloaded relay devices to the central server.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of connected devices is enormous, then network coverage is expanded, but the amount of data transmitted becomes vast causing network bandwidth narrowing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data processing at multiple levels: terminal devices perform initial filtering, edge servers perform local aggregation and processing, and the central server handles summary data. This segmentation dramatically reduces the volume of data transmitted across the network while maintaining comprehensive device coverage and processing capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and processes data locally at edge servers before transmission to the central server. By taking out time-critical and large-volume processing from the central network path and performing it locally, the patent reduces network bandwidth consumption while maintaining expanded device coverage.
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AI summary
A communication device includes a forwarding processing unit configured to sort a telegram on the basis of processing content identification information included in header information of the telegram and a telegram processing unit configured to perform processing based on the processing content identification information on a payload of the telegram when the processing content identification information indicates processing in the communication device. The telegram processing unit can directly extract the payload of the telegram without performing protocol processing on the telegram and perform processing using the payload.