Communication Gateway Data Flow Transfer via Secondary Wireless Link
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Solution Overview
Problem
The quality of internet connections provided by communication gateways to local networks can be unstable and insufficient, leading to inadequate data transfer conditions, which hinder the implementation of services that require reliable bandwidth and latency.
Innovation Solution
A method where a communication gateway determines the required connection quality, detects unsatisfactory connections, and establishes secondary wireless connections with nearby gateways to ensure data transfer, utilizing access capabilities and availability status to select the best gateway for data transmission, and dynamically switches to alternative gateways if initial connections fail to meet quality thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single communication gateway is used to connect local network to remote network, then device complexity is low, but connection quality and reliability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple communication gateways into a unified system where gateways cooperate to provide redundant connection paths. The first gateway establishes both a primary connection to the remote network and a secondary wireless connection to a second gateway, merging multiple connectivity functions into a single integrated solution that improves reliability without requiring separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The second gateway acts as an intermediary element that provides alternative access to the remote network. When the primary connection fails or degrades, the first gateway uses the second gateway as a mediator to establish a backup connection path, enabling seamless failover and maintaining connection quality through intermediate assistance.
2Reliability
If primary connection fails to meet quality threshold, then data transfer reliability decreases, but establishing alternative connections increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing wireless connections between multiple gateways before actual data transfer occurs. The first gateway proactively sets up a secondary wireless connection to the second gateway as a backup mechanism, so that when the primary connection fails, the alternative path is already ready for immediate use without requiring complex real-time connection establishment procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the first gateway continuously monitors the quality of the primary connection and uses this information to determine when to switch to alternative connections. The gateway evaluates connection parameters such as bandwidth and latency, and based on this feedback, dynamically selects appropriate backup connections to maintain data transfer reliability.
3Productivity
If multiple gateways are used to improve connection quality, then bandwidth and stability increase, but the system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transfer function by dividing data streams into different paths - primary data transfer through the first gateway's direct connection and secondary data transfer through the wireless connection to the second gateway. This segmentation allows the system to utilize multiple gateways for improved bandwidth and stability while managing complexity through functional separation and independent optimization of each path.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a communication method implemented by a first communication gateway (GTW1) interfacing between a local network (R1) and a communication network (NT1), comprising: determining a connection quality level required to perform a data stream transfer with the communication network (NT1); detecting that a first connection, satisfying said required connection quality level, cannot be established between the first gateway and the communication network (NT1); sending an access request to a second communication gateway (GTW2) to establish a second wireless connection between the first communication gateway (GTW1) and the second communication gateway (GTW2); and transfer via the second wireless connection, comprising receiving or sending at least a first part of said data stream from and/or to the communication network (NT1).