Gateway Load Balancing for Position-Based 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 to self-equalize network device connections by selecting and connecting devices to gateways based on their positions and load, ensuring no device remains unassigned, and optimizing communication paths through gateway selection and replacement of long connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network devices are manually connected to gateways in large networks, then network formation is possible, but the process becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic network device-to-gateway connection where devices self-assign to gateways based on position data and load balancing algorithms. The system autonomously determines optimal gateway assignments without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction by enabling rapid automated network formation while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent collects position data of network devices and gateways in advance, and pre-calculates optimal gateway assignments before actual network operation begins. This preliminary preparation enables quick network formation by eliminating real-time manual configuration, directly addressing the productivity and ease of operation contradiction.
2Reliability
If network devices are concentrated on fewer gateways, then connection setup is simpler, but workload distribution becomes unbalanced and reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts gateway assignment parameters based on real-time load conditions and position data. The system monitors gateway workloads and reassigns network devices to maintain balanced distribution, resolving the contradiction by achieving reliable load-balanced operations without requiring complex manual gateway management through automated parameter optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous monitoring of gateway load levels and automatically reassigns network devices from overloaded gateways to underloaded ones. This feedback mechanism ensures balanced workload distribution across gateways, improving network reliability while maintaining simple automated management without requiring complex manual intervention.
3Productivity
If manual gateway assignment is used, then initial setup is straightforward, but large networks become difficult to form and manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration processes with automated electronic systems that use position data and algorithms to assign network devices to gateways. This substitution enables rapid formation of large networks by eliminating time-consuming manual configuration, directly addressing the contradiction between network formation capability and time consumption.
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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.