Communication Link Bridging via Secondary Gateway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication links in telecommunications networks often fail due to routing or interface issues, leading to a negative user experience as users cannot regain full service until the link is restored.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing communication links by identifying failed links and bridging them through a secondary gateway, ensuring continuous data transfer without interrupting user sessions by maintaining the same IP address.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If communication links are monitored and automatically bridged through secondary gateways, then network reliability and service continuity are improved, but system complexity and automation extent increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes alternative communication paths and secondary gateways before link failures occur. When a primary communication link fails, the system can immediately switch to pre-configured alternative paths without requiring complex real-time decision-making or manual intervention, thus improving reliability while managing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Secondary gateways act as intermediary nodes that facilitate automatic bridging when primary communication links fail. These intermediary gateways absorb the complexity of failure detection and path rerouting, allowing the overall system to maintain high reliability without requiring every component to be overly complex.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If automatic bridging through secondary gateways is implemented, then service continuity and user experience are improved, but automation extent and control complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The communication network implements self-service capabilities through automatic failure detection and self-healing mechanisms. When a communication link fails, the system automatically identifies the failure, selects appropriate secondary gateways, and establishes alternative paths without human intervention. This maintains service continuity while managing automation through standardized self-service protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor communication link status and automatically trigger bridging operations when failures are detected. This feedback-driven automation ensures service continuity while maintaining controlled complexity through established monitoring and response protocols.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple alternative gateways are maintained for bridging, then adaptability and service recovery are improved, but device complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Secondary gateways are designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: they handle both primary and alternative communication paths, support various bridging scenarios, and can serve different service types. This universality allows the system to maintain high adaptability for service recovery without requiring dedicated resources for each specific failure scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts gateway parameters such as capacity allocation, routing priorities, and activation thresholds based on network conditions and failure types. This allows the system to maintain adaptability for various failure scenarios while optimizing resource utilization and avoiding unnecessary deployment of excessive gateway resources.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing communication links are provided. A bridging interface that is automatically created between two or more packet gateways during a failed communications link is described. The bridging interface may be utilized during the communications link such that a user experience is not negatively impacted. Temporary ownership of internet protocol addresses may be transferred among packet gateways such that sessions are not terminated during the transfer.