Interconnection Device Energy Reduction via Secondary Processor Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Residential gateway devices consume excessive energy due to constant active mode operation, leading to unnecessary energy wastage and service disruptions when users are unable to manually restart them, especially in mobility situations.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where a secondary processor controls the active mode passages of the interconnection device, sending query requests to a service management server to verify service requests, and switching to standby mode based on responses, allowing for energy-efficient operation while ensuring service implementation requests are fulfilled.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the interconnection device remains in active mode permanently to ensure service accessibility, then service availability is improved, but energy consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The device alternates between active and standby modes periodically. A secondary processor wakes the main processor at predetermined intervals to check for service requests, then allows the device to return to standby mode. This periodic activation ensures services remain accessible while dramatically reducing energy consumption compared to continuous operation.
2Use of energy by moving object
If the device switches to standby mode to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but service response time increases and mobility access is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary processor performs preliminary actions by checking for service requests at predetermined intervals before the main processor would normally wake. This advance checking ensures that if a service request is pending, the device is already in active mode and can respond immediately, eliminating delays that would occur with manual restart methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback through the secondary processor continuously monitoring for service requests and triggering main processor activation when needed. This feedback mechanism ensures the device responds to service demands without requiring user intervention, maintaining both energy efficiency and service responsiveness.
3Use of energy by moving object
If manual restart is used to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but user accessibility is required and service continuity is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary processor performs self-service by autonomously monitoring for service requests and triggering main processor activation without user intervention. The system manages its own power state transitions, eliminating the need for users to manually restart the device while ensuring services remain accessible, thus improving both energy efficiency and ease of operation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an interconnection device, from a first communication network and a second communication network, which includes a plurality of components operating in an active mode or a standby mode. Said interconnection device carries out the following steps: transitioning (401) the plurality of components into an active mode by means of a secondary processor, the secondary processor being a component of the interconnection device which is continuously in active mode, and controlling the transitions into active mode; following the transition into active mode, sending (405) a query request to a service management server connected to the first communication network such as to verify the existence of service use requests; receiving (407) a response to the query request; and transitioning (427) the plurality of components into a standby mode, at a time based on the received response.