Gateway Allocation by Position Data for Large Device Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Forming large networks with numerous network devices is challenging due to difficulties in properly connecting network devices, leading to inefficient and unreliable network operations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize position data and predefined maximum device connections per gateway to self-equalize network device allocation, ensuring efficient and reliable network formation by prioritizing closest gateways and minimizing long connections, utilizing wireless communication protocols like Zigbee and UWB for precise positioning and device information collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If network devices are connected to gateways without position-based allocation, then network formation is simpler, but network reliability and communication efficiency deteriorate due to long connections and improper device-gateway pairing
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects position data of all gateways and network devices before forming connections. This preliminary positioning information is stored and used to determine optimal device-gateway pairings, ensuring that devices connect to the nearest gateway before any connection is established, thereby improving network reliability from the outset
Solution Approach 2:
Each network device autonomously determines its own optimal gateway by comparing its position data with gateway position data and selecting the nearest gateway. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual configuration or complex centralized assignment algorithms, reducing formation complexity while improving reliability
2Reliability
If multiple network devices are connected to a single gateway without load distribution, then device connectivity is simplified, but network operation reliability deteriorates due to gateway overload
Solution Approach 1:
The system distributes network devices to different gateways based on their physical locations, ensuring that each gateway serves a local cluster of devices. This local quality approach prevents any single gateway from becoming overloaded while maintaining simple connectivity within each local group, thus improving operational reliability without compromising ease of connection
Solution Approach 2:
The network is segmented into multiple gateway zones, with each gateway responsible for a specific geographic area. This segmentation automatically distributes the load across multiple gateways based on device positions, preventing overload while maintaining simple local connectivity for devices within each segment
3Productivity
If network devices are manually connected to gateways, then connection control is more precise, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly for large networks
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical connection processes with an automated electronic system that uses position data (collected via GPS, Wi-Fi positioning, or other location technologies) to automatically determine and establish optimal device-gateway pairings. This substitution dramatically increases network formation speed while properly utilizing position information to guide the automated assignment
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AI summary
A method and a system for forming a device network is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of network devices and a plurality of gateways in a physical environment, collecting position data of the plurality of gateways, selecting a network device out of the plurality of network devices, and selecting a first gateway based on the position data. The method further comprises connecting the network device to the first gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway does not exceed a predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway, and selecting a second gateway based on the position data and connecting the network device to the second gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway exceeds the predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway.