Multiport Automation for Security Signal Throughput
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security system communication protocols, utilizing a single Ethernet port for communication between receivers and automation servers, result in bottlenecks due to faster signal reception rates than output capacity, leading to inefficiencies and wasted bandwidth.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that enables parallel transmission of signals using multiple logical/virtual ports between receivers and automation servers, allowing for simultaneous data exchange and acknowledgement, which can be applied across various communication mediums like Ethernet, USB, FireWire, or wireless technologies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single Ethernet port is used for communication between receiver and automation server, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates due to bottleneck in signal transmission speed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the single communication channel into multiple logical ports (first logical port, second logical port, etc.) that operate simultaneously. Each logical port handles signal transmissions independently, allowing parallel communication with the automation server. This segmentation of the communication channel resolves the bottleneck by enabling multiple signals to be transmitted at the same time through the same physical Ethernet connection.
2Productivity
If multiple logical ports are implemented for parallel signal transmission, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver is designed to handle multiple logical ports using a universal communication interface. The same physical Ethernet port and basic communication protocol are used for all logical ports, allowing the system to achieve multi-functionality (parallel communication) without requiring separate hardware interfaces for each port. The receiver can dynamically manage multiple logical channels through the single physical connection.
3Loss of time
If single port communication is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of time increases due to sequential signal processing
Solution Approach 1:
The invention enables continuous parallel operation of multiple logical ports, allowing the receiver to continuously transmit multiple signals to the automation server simultaneously rather than sequentially. This eliminates idle time between signal transmissions and acknowledgments, maintaining constant productive action. The system keeps all logical ports active and transmitting, maximizing the utilization of the communication bandwidth.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method are disclosed for enhancing the throughput of signals from a security system receiver to an associated automation server. Multiple parallel Ethernet connections or ports are provided between the receiver and server to enable multiple signals to be transmitted between the two when such signals are received from a client's security system panel. The system and method may access the ports in a variety of orders to provide efficient transmittal of signals from the receiver to the server. In one embodiment, received event signals may be routed though the ports in numeric sequence, forward or reverse. In another embodiment, received event signals may be routed preferentially to the first port, if it is not busy. If the first port is busy then the signal may be routed to the second port, and so on. In a further embodiment, received event signals from specific client panels may be directed through predetermined ports, and a predetermined automation server at the central monitoring facility.