M2M Gateway Automatic Fault Removal via Code Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing M2M gateway systems face challenges in automatically detecting and resolving communication faults between the gateway and sensors, which affects the stability and reliability of the network.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize automatic code matching commands to identify and re-establish connections between the M2M gateway and sensors, involving sensor management components, code matching repositories, and adjacent sensor assistance to route messages and recover communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual fault removal procedures are used in M2M gateway systems, then operational control is maintained, but system reliability and response time deteriorate due to delayed fault resolution
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic fault detection and removal capabilities where the M2M gateway autonomously identifies communication faults between sensors and performs self-healing operations without requiring manual intervention. The gateway automatically re-establishes connections by re-sending configuration commands and managing sensor reconnections, thereby improving reliability while eliminating time losses associated with manual fault resolution.
2Loss of time
If automatic fault detection and removal mechanisms are implemented, then fault resolution time is reduced, but system complexity increases due to additional automation components
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic fault removal functionality is merged with the existing M2M gateway operations and sensor management components. The gateway integrates fault detection, automatic reconnection protocols, and sensor configuration management into its core operational framework, avoiding the need for separate complex fault management systems while achieving rapid automatic fault resolution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the M2M gateway continuously monitors communication status with sensors, automatically detects faults when they occur, and triggers reconnection procedures. The gateway receives feedback from sensors about their operational status and uses this information to initiate appropriate fault removal actions, creating a closed-loop system that reduces fault resolution time without requiring overly complex external monitoring infrastructure.
3Reliability
If comprehensive sensor management components are deployed to store all sensor information, then fault recovery capability is improved, but information storage requirements and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The M2M gateway pre-stores essential sensor configuration information and identification data in its sensor management component during normal operational phases. This preliminary storage of critical sensor metadata enables rapid fault recovery by having necessary reconnection information readily available when communication faults occur, eliminating the need to retrieve or reconstruct sensor configuration data during fault recovery operations.
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AI summary
Provided are a method and a system for removing a fault applied for an M2M gateway. The method includes: receiving, by an M2M gateway, an automatic code matching command, wherein the automatic code matching command is sent when a communication fault is detected by a sensor; and performing, by the M2M gateway, code matching identification according to the received automatic code matching command, and adding the sensor in a sensor management component of the M2M gateway if code matching is performed successfully. According to the method and the system for removing a fault applied for an M2M gateway according to the present invention, automatic fault removing between an M2M gateway and a sensor can be realized, and using of the M2M gateway can be recovered. The method for automatically removing a fault applied for an M2M gateway provides three fault removing mechanisms, different functions can be realized on different network elements, an M2M gateway and a sensor with an automatic fault removing function are realized, and the using reliability of the M2M gateway is effectively enhanced.