Mobile Data Storage Exchange System for Secure Edge Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data storage and processing methods in mobile data centers face inefficiencies and security risks due to the high cost and time-consuming nature of transmitting large data quantities, particularly when using conventional methods that require high bandwidth networks or physical transportation of data storage devices.
Innovation Solution
A mobile data storage exchange system (MDSS) featuring a mobile data center (MDC) with a volumetric container equipped with IT equipment, on-board high-capacity storage, and a management information handling system (IHS) that facilitates rapid data transfer through removable high-density storage devices (RDSDs), incorporating security protocols and a high-bandwidth upload system for efficient data processing and secure data management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If large quantities of data are transmitted through high bandwidth uplink networks, then data processing capability is improved, but transmission cost increases astronomically
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data transmission function from the network infrastructure and relocates it to portable storage devices. Data is collected locally on storage devices at edge locations and physically transported to the mobile data center, eliminating the need for expensive high-bandwidth network transmission while maintaining data processing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces portable storage devices as an intermediary between edge data collection points and the mobile data center. These storage devices serve as temporary data repositories that can be physically transported, replacing the direct network transmission path and reducing transmission costs
2Loss of energy
If data storage devices are mailed to collection points for technician retrieval, then transmission cost is reduced, but data upload timing increases to days or longer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static mail-based storage device transport into a dynamic system where storage devices are actively and frequently exchanged between edge locations and the mobile data center. The mobile data center moves to collection points and performs rapid data uploads, reducing upload time from days to hours or minutes while maintaining low transmission costs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-positioning the mobile data center near collection points and preparing storage devices for rapid exchange. Storage devices are staged and ready for immediate data upload when the mobile data center arrives, eliminating delays associated with mailing and technician retrieval
3Device complexity
If conventional data collection methods are used, then system complexity is reduced, but security risks and inefficiencies increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data collection system into distinct functional components: edge data collection devices, portable storage devices, and the mobile data center. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for security while maintaining overall system simplicity through standardized interfaces and protocols
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AI summary
A mobile data storage system includes a volumetric container of a mobile data center having IT equipment operating therein and an on-board high capacity storage (HCS). A storage compartment is configured within the container and is accessible from an exterior of the container. The storage compartment includes a plurality of individual storage slots each providing a docking port for connecting a removable data storage device (RDSD). At least one RDSD is inserted into a first storage slot of the plurality of storage slots. The RDSD facilitates rapid transfer of data to the MDC from edge data acquisition systems and to a data center facility. A management information handling system (IHS) is communicatively coupled to the HCS and to each docking port. The management IHS is configured to detect insertion of an RDSD into a docking port and coordinate a transfer of data from the RDSD to the HCS.