Gateway Connection Management via Dynamic Resource Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile gateways, which provide an interface between local and access networks, face challenges in maintaining quality of service due to fluctuating bandwidth and resource availability, particularly when powered by batteries, leading to insufficient connections and service quality issues.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic management method that adjusts the maximum number of simultaneous connections based on the state of physical and software resources, such as bandwidth, battery status, and latency, ensuring quality of service by modifying connections according to resource availability and prioritizing critical terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the gateway limits the maximum number of simultaneous connections to ensure quality of service, then service quality is maintained, but the gateway cannot accommodate more terminals when bandwidth is sufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the maximum number of simultaneous connections based on real-time resource conditions. The gateway continuously monitors bandwidth availability, battery status, and other physical/software resources, and modifies the connection limit accordingly. This transforms the static connection limit into a dynamic parameter that adapts to changing conditions, resolving the contradiction between maintaining service quality and accommodating more terminals when resources are sufficient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of maximum simultaneous connections from a fixed value to a variable that depends on resource conditions. By establishing relationships between connection limits and resource states (bandwidth, battery level, processor load), the system can adjust this parameter dynamically. This parameter change approach allows the gateway to optimize both service quality and connection capacity under different operating conditions.
2Productivity
If the gateway allows more simultaneous connections, then more terminals can be served, but quality of service deteriorates when bandwidth is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the gateway continuously monitors resource conditions (bandwidth availability, battery status, network latency) and uses this information to adjust the number of simultaneous connections. The system measures current resource states, compares them against thresholds, and modifies connection limits accordingly. This closed-loop feedback control ensures that productivity increases only when resource conditions support higher connection counts, preventing service quality deterioration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the gateway is moved to different locations, then mobility and flexibility are improved, but bandwidth and resource availability fluctuate affecting service quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent addresses mobility-induced resource fluctuations by implementing dynamic adaptation of connection limits based on real-time resource monitoring. As the gateway moves to different locations with varying bandwidth and resource availability, the system continuously adjusts the maximum number of simultaneous connections to match current conditions. This dynamic response maintains service quality regardless of location changes.
4Use of energy by moving object
If the battery level is low, then energy consumption is reduced, but the gateway cannot support adequate quality of service for multiple terminals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates battery status as a key parameter in determining the maximum number of simultaneous connections. When battery level drops below certain thresholds, the system automatically reduces the connection limit to lower power consumption. This parameter change approach balances energy conservation with service quality maintenance, allowing the gateway to operate sustainably across varying battery conditions while prioritizing service quality when energy is abundant.
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AI summary
Management of the use of a gateway by a plurality of terminals. The invention concerns a method for managing the use of a gateway (MOB) capable of interconnecting networks, said gateway being capable of receiving requests to access a network from terminals (PC1, PC2, PC3), characterised in that the maximum number of simultaneous accesses via the gateway varies with time.