Multi-Network Group Creation for Wide-Area LAN Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional local area networks (LANs) are limited by small coverage areas and lack flexibility and mobility, failing to meet the requirements of new enterprise and smart home office modes.
Innovation Solution
A group creation method involving group management network elements on multiple networks collaborate to create groups for terminal devices, allowing them to communicate across geographical boundaries, with mechanisms for permission verification and efficient identifier allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a conventional local area network is used, then data transmission efficiency is high and bit error rate is low, but coverage area is limited to a small geographical range
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large-scale network into multiple smaller local area networks, each managed by a separate group management network element. Each LAN maintains its simple structure while the system as a chain achieves wide coverage through interconnection of multiple segmented networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the network from a single geographical location to multiple locations by introducing a multi-dimensional group identification mechanism. Groups can be created across different networks and geographical areas, transforming the network from a two-dimensional local structure to a multi-dimensional distributed structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional local area network is used, then network structure is simple, but flexibility and mobility are insufficient for new enterprise and smart home modes
Solution Approach 1:
The group management network element is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle group creation, modification, deletion, and identifier allocation across multiple networks. This universal component provides flexibility and adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic group creation and modification capabilities that allow networks to adapt to changing requirements. Groups can be created, modified, and deleted dynamically, and group identifiers can be reallocated as needed, providing the flexibility and mobility required for new enterprise and smart home modes.
3Area of stationary object
If group creation is allowed across multiple networks, then coverage area and flexibility are improved, but permission verification and identifier allocation become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary permission verification before group creation operations. The group management network element checks whether the terminal device or application network element has the necessary permissions before allowing group creation, modification, or deletion, preventing unauthorized operations across multiple networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The group management network element acts as an intermediary between terminal devices/application network elements and the multi-network group creation process. It mediates permission verification and group identifier allocation, simplifying the complexity by providing a centralized coordination point across multiple networks.
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AI summary
A group creation method, an apparatus, and a system, the method including receiving, by a group management network element on a first network, a group creation request requesting creation of a group for local area network communication, allocating, by the group management network element on the first network, a group identifier to the group, sending, by the group management network element on the first network, the group identifier to a terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the first network, and sending, by the group management network element on the first network when the group includes a terminal device whose home network is a second network, the group identifier and an identifier of the terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the second network to a group management network element on the second network.