Multiple Addressing Access Device for Home Network Stream Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home network configurations fail to optimally manage multimedia data streams for connected objects like cameras, leading to suboptimal latency, bitrate, and quality, especially when users access these streams from within their local area network, resulting in unnecessary resource utilization and security concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method that establishes a list of associations between service addresses and features, allowing terminals to select the most suitable address based on their current network criteria, such as location and bitrate, to ensure optimal stream quality and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single service address is assigned to connected objects for remote access, then the service can be accessed from outside the local area network, but the stream quality and latency are suboptimal when users access from within the local area network
Solution Approach 1:
The service address is segmented into multiple components including a generic gateway address and specific service identifiers. The system divides address management into hierarchical levels: gateway-level routing and service-level selection, allowing optimal path selection without requiring complete address reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
The service address selection is made dynamic based on terminal location and network conditions. The system automatically selects between local area network addresses and wide area network addresses depending on whether the terminal is inside or outside the home network, optimizing stream quality and latency in real-time
2Productivity
If the gateway continuously mobilizes resources for wide area network access, then remote access is maintained, but network resources are unnecessarily consumed when users are locally present
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic location checking and address selection, transitioning between local and remote access modes based on terminal position. When the terminal enters or leaves the local area network, the system periodically reevaluates and switches the access path, optimizing resource usage without requiring continuous wide area network mobilization
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal autonomously determines its location relative to the home network and selects the appropriate service address accordingly. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for the gateway to continuously manage and switch addresses, reducing gateway resource consumption while maintaining optimal access paths
3Reliability
If a single service address is used regardless of terminal location, then configuration is simplified, but security risks increase due to unnecessary wide area network exposure
Solution Approach 1:
Different security policies are applied based on location: local area network access uses direct addressing with minimal gateway intervention, while wide area network access uses gateway-mediated addressing with enhanced security controls. This location-based differentiation maintains security without complicating local access configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway acts as an intermediary that provides security services for wide area network access while being transparent for local area network access. When terminals are remotely located, the gateway mediates address translation and access control; when terminals are local, the gateway is bypassed, maintaining simple configuration while enhancing security where needed
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AI summary
A method and a device for managing a remote communication service (streaming) between a terminal in a communications network and an object of a local area network. The terminal and the object are capable of communicating via a gateway of the local area network. The method includes the following steps on a service provision device providing the service: establishing a list of associations between an address for accessing the object and at least one feature of the service; obtaining at least one criterion linked to the terminal; selecting at least one association in the list of associations according to said criterion; and sending to the terminal at least one address associated with said at least one selected association.