IoT Communication Box Protocol Translation and Resource Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing multi-vendor and multi-service data in IoT environments face challenges such as limited interoperability between devices from different suppliers, proprietary protocols, and the inability to share data across vendors, leading to inflexible and insecure data management and control.
Innovation Solution
A communication box that integrates sensors and actuators from multiple vendors, using different communication protocols, and a central data platform for unified data management, enabling secure and reliable data access, control, and scenario development across multiple services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If proprietary communication protocols are used for each vendor's equipment, then each vendor's equipment can be controlled reliably, but interoperability between different vendors' equipment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway device as an intermediary between equipment using proprietary protocols and the standard IP-based network. The gateway translates proprietary protocols into standard TCP/IP protocols, enabling communication between vendor-specific equipment and the broader network without compromising either reliability or interoperability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system architecture segments the network into two parts: a control network using standard IP protocols and a device network using vendor-specific proprietary protocols. This segmentation allows each segment to operate independently with its own protocol while maintaining overall system interoperability through the gateway.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor services are executed in parallel on the same box, then service diversity is improved, but data security and resource isolation between services deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the box into multiple virtual machines, each hosting a different vendor's service. This virtualization creates isolated execution environments that prevent services from different vendors from accessing each other's data or resources, maintaining security while enabling multi-service capability.
Solution Approach 2:
A virtualization layer acts as an intermediary between the physical hardware and the multiple vendor services. This layer provides resource abstraction and isolation, allowing multiple services to run in parallel on the same physical box while maintaining data security and preventing resource conflicts.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a communication box supports multiple communication protocols, then adaptability to different vendors' equipment is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway serves as an intermediary that handles protocol translation, allowing the main communication box to interact with proprietary protocol equipment through a standardized interface. This reduces the complexity of the box by eliminating the need for it to natively support multiple proprietary protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs automatic protocol detection and selection mechanisms that enable the communication box to adapt to different protocols without manual configuration. This self-service capability reduces operational complexity while maintaining protocol compatibility.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments are directed to a communication box for the management of a plurality of user devices including sensors and actuators installed in a predefined environment, this box including a first communication interface for recovering at least one measurement measured by at least one sensor of the plurality of user devices; a second communication interface for communicating at least one command to at least one actuator of the plurality of user devices; and an isolator for isolating the resources for the recovery of the first data item and for the communication of the command.