Home Network Access Selection with Security Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for establishing connections to home communication networks require frequent user intervention and do not ensure optimal and secure connections, as they often switch access types without verifying the new connection's ability to transmit data, leading to potential data loss and security concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method that defines preferred access types and security requirements through a priority list, automatically checks for available connections, and adapts security settings to ensure optimal and secure connections by selecting the best available access type based on quality characteristics, preventing data loss during switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the system automatically switches to a preferred access type, then connection optimization is improved, but data transmission reliability deteriorates because the new access type may not be able to transmit data
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary check to determine whether the preferred access type can actually transmit data before switching to it. This preliminary verification prevents switching to inaccessible access types, thereby maintaining data transmission reliability while still enabling connection optimization when valid alternatives exist.
2Device complexity
If the system establishes a static connection between network technology and security requirements, then security management is simplified, but adaptability deteriorates because security settings cannot be dynamically adjusted for different access types
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts security requirements based on the selected access type. When an access type change is detected, the system automatically adjusts the corresponding security settings according to the characteristics of the new access type, enabling both simplified management through automation and high adaptability to different network environments.
3Productivity
If the system frequently checks for additional access types, then connection optimality is improved, but system resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs periodic checks for additional access types at defined intervals rather than continuously. This periodic verification mechanism maintains connection optimality by regularly checking for better access options while consuming system resources only at scheduled moments, thus balancing performance with resource efficiency.
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AI summary
The method involves testing whether access kinds e.g. wireless local area network (2), local area network (3), general packet radio service(4) and Universal mobile telecommunication system(5), are defined in a priority list, and selecting the kinds with high priority based on the list. Safety standards are automatically adapted to the kinds. A connection to a home-communication network (10) is produced by the selected kinds. Data transmission is enabled between an electronic terminal (1) and the network by the selected kinds. The selected kinds are exchanged.