Gateway Device Diagnostics via Periodic Parameter Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing satellite and internet content delivery systems are separate and uncontrolled, leading to potential multiple points of failure and service degradation, increasing costs for consumers and making it difficult to provide reliable access to various types of content.
Innovation Solution
A gateway device that monitors parameters, stores trends, and performs diagnostics or self-healing during designated time slots to improve system performance and reliability, integrating diagnostics and self-healing methods to address issues proactively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate satellite and internet content delivery systems are used, then consumers can access diverse content sources, but system reliability decreases due to multiple points of failure and uncontrolled performance degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate satellite and internet content delivery systems into a unified gateway device that manages both content sources. The gateway integrates satellite receiver functionality with internet routing capabilities, allowing centralized control and coordination between previously separate systems, thereby improving reliability while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements monitoring of gateway parameters and performance metrics to detect degradation trends. Based on this feedback, the system proactively performs diagnostics and self-healing actions before failures occur, enabling the system to maintain reliability across multiple content sources through continuous monitoring and adaptive response.
2Reliability
If continuous diagnostics are performed, then system reliability improves, but device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic monitoring of gateway parameters at predetermined intervals rather than continuous diagnostics. The system schedules diagnostic tasks to execute at specific time slots, reducing processing overhead and device complexity while maintaining adequate system reliability through regular health checks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary diagnostics by monitoring parameters and storing trends to identify degradation patterns before actual failures occur. This proactive approach allows the system to detect potential issues early and perform self-healing actions preemptively, improving reliability without requiring complex real-time diagnostic systems.
3Reliability
If proactive self-healing is implemented, then service failures are reduced, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent schedules diagnostic and self-healing operations during predetermined time slots rather than executing them continuously or in real-time. This periodic execution reduces processing time impact on service operations while maintaining service availability through proactive health checks and preventive maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary parameter monitoring and trend analysis during normal operations to identify degradation patterns. By detecting issues early and preparing self-healing actions in advance during low-impact time slots, the system reduces service failures without significantly impacting processing time or energy consumption during critical service periods.
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AI summary
A gateway device includes a first communication system, a second communication system and a network processor. The first communication system and the network processor communicate first network signals therebetween. The first network signals comprising first higher priority network signals and first lower priority network signals. The second communicate system and the network processor communicating second network signals therebetween. The second network signals comprising second higher priority network signals and second lower priority network signals. The network processor communicates a first congestion notification request signal to the first communication system. The first communication system modifies the first lower priority network signals at the first communication system in response to the first congestion notification signal to form first modified network signals and communicates the first modified network signals from the gateway device.