Knowledge-Graph Protocol Selection for Network Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Determining the optimal network protocol for communication networks requires significant technical expertise and often results in suboptimal manual configurations, making it difficult to automate the process.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that utilize a knowledge graph to read user requirements and network properties, enabling automated determination and configuration of protocols based on graph theory algorithms, supporting interactive user interfaces for decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual protocol selection is used, then technical expertise is required, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service protocol selection by automatically determining the optimal protocol based on device capabilities and network topology. The automated configuration system queries device information, analyzes network structure, and selects protocols without requiring manual intervention or extensive technical expertise from users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of protocol selection with an automated computer-based system. The system uses software algorithms to analyze network topology and device capabilities, substituting human decision-making with automated computational processes that are faster and more consistent.
2Ease of operation
If manual protocol configuration is used, then technical expertise is required, but the complexity increases with the number of devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service configuration by automatically querying device capabilities and network topology information. It independently analyzes the network structure and selects appropriate protocols for each device without requiring manual configuration, thereby reducing the operational complexity associated with managing numerous devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated configuration system provides universal functionality that works across different device types and network topologies. The system can handle various network configurations (star, ring, mesh) and device types through a single unified approach, reducing the complexity of managing diverse devices.
3Productivity
If automated protocol determination is implemented, then configuration efficiency improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated configuration system that mediates between the user and the network devices. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of protocol analysis and selection, allowing users to benefit from high configuration efficiency while the system manages the underlying complexity through standardized interfaces and automated processes.
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AI summary
A method is described for the computer-implemented determination of a protocol (NPR1, NPR2, NPR3) to be used from a plurality of possible protocols (NPR1, NPR2, NPR3) in a communications network (30) comprising a plurality of devices (31-37) that are networked together in a predetermined manner. The method comprises the following steps: - reading in a knowledge graph (20) comprising knowledge points (WP1, WP2, WP3), wherein the knowledge points (WP1, WP2, WP3) comprise information about a network topology, a protocol (NPR1, NPR2, NPR3), device capabilities, or a requirement (REQ1, REQ2), and wherein the knowledge points (WP1, WP2, WP3) are linked to one another in a predetermined manner in the knowledge graph (20); - reading in at least one user requirement (UREQ) that characterizes technical properties imposed on the network (30);- Reading in a user input that represents at least one device (31-37) of the plurality of devices (31-37) of the network (30) to be configured as a known device (31, 35); - Determining network properties of the communication network (30) from previously determined information of the known device (31, 35); - Searching the knowledge graph (20), wherein the at least one user request (UREQ) and the network properties of the communication network (30) are processed as input information in order to determine and read out the protocol (NPR1, NPR2, NPR3) to be used from the knowledge graph (20); - Automated configuration of the devices (31-37) of the communication network (30) with parameters of the determined protocol (NPR) to be used.