Mote Index Aggregation via Segmented Gateway Nodes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies face challenges in efficiently aggregating and managing index data from multiple motes in a network, particularly in creating and transmitting comprehensive mote-addressed and multi-mote indexes across different administered networks, which affects data integration and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that includes multi-mote index creation agents and reporting entities within motes, which aggregate and transmit mote-addressed content indexes, allowing for the creation of multi-mote content indexes and federated indexes that combine data from various administered networks, using protocols like public key and private key encryption for secure data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive index data is aggregated from multiple motes across different administered networks, then data integration and resource utilization are improved, but device complexity and data transmission overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the index aggregation process by introducing intermediate aggregation points (such as gateway motes or sink motes) that collect indexes from multiple individual motes before transmitting to the final destination. This segmentation reduces the complexity of direct multi-network integration by breaking down the data flow into manageable stages, where each aggregation point handles a subset of motes locally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs intermediary aggregation entities that act as mediators between motes in different administered networks. These intermediaries receive mote-addressed indexes from multiple motes, perform local aggregation and filtering, then transmit the consolidated data forward. This intermediary layer simplifies the overall system architecture by providing standardized interfaces between heterogeneous networks.
2Productivity
If multi-mote content indexes are created and transmitted across administered networks, then data integration is improved, but transmission time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary aggregation actions at intermediate nodes where motes proactively transmit their indexes to nearby aggregation points before being queried by the final destination. This preliminary action reduces overall transmission time by performing data collection in parallel across multiple networks rather than sequentially, and enables faster response to queries.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic indexing and aggregation cycles where motes periodically update their indexes and aggregation points periodically collect and forward aggregated data. This periodic operation allows efficient batch processing of data across multiple networks, reducing the impact of individual transmission delays on overall system performance.
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AI summary
Methods and/or systems relating to mote networks having one or more mote-addressed content indexes. A part of the one or more mote-addressed content indexes are aggregated from a first set of motes.