IoT Gateway Orchestrator Reducing CO2 Emissions via Centralized Data Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing IoT systems face challenges in minimizing greenhouse gas emissions associated with data transmission between Access Point (AP) IoT servers and orchestrating IoT gateway devices, primarily due to the high volume of data processed and transmitted across wide area networks.
Innovation Solution
The CO2 minimizing IoT edge gateway data processing orchestration system shifts common IoT sensor data processing tasks from AP IoT servers to the orchestrating IoT gateway device, thereby reducing the volume of data transmitted and minimizing CO2 emissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data processing tasks are executed at multiple AP IoT servers, then processing redundancy and reliability are improved, but data transmission volume and CO2 emissions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates redundant data processing tasks from multiple AP IoT servers into a single centralized processing location. The orchestrating IoT gateway device receives data from multiple APs and performs the processing tasks centrally, eliminating the need for each AP to execute the same processing independently. This merging approach maintains processing reliability through centralized orchestration while significantly reducing data transmission volume and associated CO2 emissions across the wide area network.
2Speed
If data processing tasks are executed at AP IoT servers, then processing speed is improved, but data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestrating IoT gateway device serves as an intermediary between the AP IoT servers and the central processing system. Instead of APs directly transmitting processed data to multiple destinations or executing processing locally, the gateway receives raw or semi-processed data from multiple APs, coordinates the processing tasks centrally, and manages data flow efficiently. This intermediary approach maintains fast processing speeds while minimizing redundant data transmission across the wide area network.
3Reliability
If processing tasks are distributed across multiple servers, then system robustness is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the execution of redundant processing tasks from multiple AP IoT servers into a single centralized processing operation at the orchestrating gateway device. Instead of each AP consuming power to execute the same processing tasks independently, the system consolidates these operations centrally. This approach maintains system robustness through centralized orchestration and coordination while significantly reducing total energy consumption by eliminating redundant processing operations across distributed servers.
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AI summary
An information handling system of an orchestrating Internet of Things (IoT) gateway executing a carbon dioxide (CO2) minimizing IoT edge gateway data processing orchestration system comprises a network interface device receiving processed IoT sensor data generated by alteration of unprocessed IoT sensor data via access point (AP) IoT servers executing a common data processing method, a processor executing code instructions to determine that an initial volume of CO2 emitted per unit of processed sensor data transferred from the AP IoT servers to a cloud platform, via the orchestrating IoT gateway in an enterprise wide area network, is greater than an adjusted volume of estimated CO2 that would be emitted per unit of data if the common data processing method were performed at the orchestrating IoT gateway instead of the AP IoT servers, and transmitting an instruction to cease execution of the common data processing method at the AP IoT servers.