Integrated Wireless Platform for Multi-Protocol Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communications networks face challenges in efficiently integrating multiple wireless communication protocols and managing network devices across different environments, leading to increased manufacturing and maintenance costs and reduced network performance.
Innovation Solution
An integrated wireless platform that integrates wireless access points (WAPs) supporting multiple communication protocols, utilizing a data diode for data flow control and a wireless local network server to convert data between protocols, managed by a processor to enhance intercommunications and reduce hardware complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple wireless communication protocols are integrated into a single platform, then network performance and intercommunication effectiveness are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple wireless communication protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee) into a single integrated wireless platform, allowing different protocols to coexist and communicate through a unified architecture. This merging approach improves overall network performance and intercommunication effectiveness while managing complexity through shared hardware resources and a common processing core.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated wireless platform is designed to support multiple wireless communication protocols simultaneously, making it a universal device that can handle various communication standards. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple protocol-specific devices, improving productivity while the universal architecture helps manage complexity through standardized interfaces.
2Productivity
If multiple wireless communication protocols are integrated into a single platform, then intercommunication effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple protocol support into a single platform, the patent reduces the total number of devices needed in a network. This consolidation improves intercommunication effectiveness while potentially reducing manufacturing costs through economies of scale and simplified supply chain management, despite the increased complexity of the integrated device itself.
3Reliability
If data flow control is implemented using a data diode, then network security and reliability are improved, but data exchange speed is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The data diode acts as an intermediary component in the wireless communication system, providing unidirectional data flow control between different protocol domains. This intermediary approach ensures network security and reliability by preventing unauthorized data回流, while the system manages the speed impact through efficient buffering and protocol optimization at the application layer.
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AI summary
A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) corresponding to a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The system includes a wireless local network server coupled to the plurality of WAPs via a communication bus. The wireless local network server is configured to convert data under the plurality of wireless communication protocols to data under a local protocol. The system includes a data diode communicatively coupled to the communication bus. The system includes a processor configured to control the data diode to exchange the data under the local protocol between the plurality of WAPs. Also provided is a method and an apparatus.