M2M Terminal Grouping for Platform Message Traffic Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of M2M terminals leads to high communication message traffic between the application platform and the M2M platform, occupying significant system resources and reducing processing efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method and system where M2M terminals are grouped on both platforms, allowing message interaction based on corresponding relationships between groups, using a synchronizing module to manage and maintain these groups, and utilizing dynamic and static groups for flexible management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If independent M2M terminals are processed individually, then each terminal receives dedicated attention, but system resources are excessively occupied and processing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent M2M terminals into group-based processing units. Terminals with similar characteristics or service requirements are combined into single groups, allowing the system to process groups collectively rather than handling each terminal individually. This reduces the total number of communication messages between platforms while maintaining effective terminal management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates group objects that can represent multiple terminals simultaneously, giving these group objects universal functionality. A single group object can perform operations on behalf of multiple terminals, reducing redundant communication. The group object serves multiple purposes: it represents a collection of terminals, enables bulk operations, and simplifies platform-to-terminal communication.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more M2M terminals are added to increase system capability, then service coverage improves, but communication message traffic and resource occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
As new M2M terminals are added to expand service coverage, the patent automatically groups them with existing terminals that share similar characteristics or service requirements. This automatic grouping ensures that newly added terminals contribute to system capability while their communication overhead is minimized through group-based processing rather than individual terminal handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic group formation and terminal assignment. As terminals are added or removed from the system, groups are dynamically adjusted to maintain optimal configurations. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to changing terminal populations while continuously optimizing resource usage and minimizing communication overhead.
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AI summary
A method and system for realizing application of a Machine-toMachine/Man (M2M) terminal based on groups are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: setting groups including group terminals in both an M2M platform and an application platform, wherein there are correspondences between groups in the M2M platform and the application platform; based on the correspondences, performing the message interaction between terminals in the application platform and the M2M platform in a unit of a group. The method and system in the present invention can assure that a great amount of communication messages for relatively independent M2M terminals are not transmitted between the application platform and the M2M platform, but a relatively small amount of communication messages are transmitted under division of the groups, thus efficiently improving the efficiency of processing operations for applications etc. by the application platform and the M2M platform. And use of the manners of dynamic groups and static groups provided by the M2M platform can realize that the M2M platform flexibly manages the groups, in addition, because the application platform can actively supply the groups, the application platform can more flexibly use groups to realize the applications.