Multi-Path Network Management for Seamless Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face delays and data loss due to the failure of selected communication data networks, requiring users to manually switch between networks, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A multi-path management system that selectively controls data packet exchange across various communication networks, evaluating and switching between available pathways based on performance metrics like bandwidth, interference, and error rates to ensure seamless data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual switching between communication networks is implemented, then users can select alternative pathways when one network fails, but significant delay and data loss occur during the switching process
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes multiple communication pathways and monitors their status in advance. When a network failure is detected, the system has already prepared alternative routes, eliminating the need for manual configuration and reducing switching delay. The multi-path management system maintains ready-to-use backup pathways that can be activated immediately upon failure detection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration of communication networks is required, then users can optimize network selection, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-path management system automatically monitors network status, evaluates pathway quality, and performs switching operations without user intervention. The system self-manages the complexity of multiple network configurations, allowing users to benefit from optimized network selection without manually configuring anything. This automation maintains adaptability while dramatically improving productivity.
3Device complexity
If a single communication network is used for data exchange, then configuration is simplified, but the system becomes vulnerable to service failures and performance degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments communication traffic across multiple independent network pathways rather than relying on a single network. Each pathway can be managed separately, and the failure of one segment does not affect others. This segmentation approach maintains configuration simplicity at the user level while internally distributing traffic across multiple networks to improve reliability.
4Loss of time
If automatic pathway switching is implemented, then delays and data loss are minimized, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a multi-path management system as an intermediary layer between the user's communication applications and the underlying network infrastructure. This intermediary automatically handles pathway monitoring, evaluation, and switching, transparently managing the complexity of multiple networks while providing simple, seamless automatic switching to users. The intermediary absorbs the system complexity while delivering simplified user experience.
Data Source
AI summary
End-point devices, access points and other types of network nodes each employ multi-path management software to manage communication via multiple possible paths to the Internet backbone from communication applications that run on an end-point device. Although the multi-path management software on an end-point device may operate independently, it may also cooperate with the local communication applications and the multi-path management software located on the access points or other network nodes to select one or more pathways for the local communication applications. Alternatively, the multi-path management software of an end-point device may pass all or a portion of such management responsibility to a local communication application and/or to multi-path management software of another network node. In addition to managing the selection of one or more pathways, the multi-path management software seamlessly switches pathways as may become necessary to meet changing network conditions or bandwidth demands.