Network Device Setup via Packet Analysis and Trigger Conditions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional network devices lack flexibility and customization options, particularly in settings like home or enterprise networks, where immediate adjustments to Quality of Service (QoS) and access control parameters are needed to accommodate varying user requirements and network events, such as voice calls, online gaming, or video streaming.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that analyze packets from terminal devices in a LAN to trigger customized setting parameters based on specific events, allowing for real-time reconfiguration of network device settings via a setup device, which can be a user-end computing device or terminal device, using trigger conditions such as application, time, or terminal device identification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If factory default settings are used for network device parameters, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability and ease of operation deteriorate because the settings cannot be customized for different user requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization of network settingsVSAvoidparameter configuration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes network packets to detect applications and triggers appropriate settings without requiring user configuration. The network device self-adjusts parameters like QoS and access control based on detected network events, eliminating the need for users to manually configure complex parameters while maintaining high adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-configures multiple trigger conditions and corresponding setting parameters in advance. When a network event occurs, the matching trigger condition automatically activates the pre-prepared settings, eliminating the need for real-time manual configuration and enabling immediate adaptation to different network scenarios

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If manual configuration of network parameters is required, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because it relies on expert knowledge and time-consuming operations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of setting adjustmentVSAvoidtime for parameter configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects applications through packet analysis and triggers appropriate settings without requiring user intervention. This eliminates the time-consuming manual configuration process while maintaining the ability to adapt to different network scenarios, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors network traffic and provides feedback by detecting applications and network events. Based on this feedback, it automatically adjusts settings in real-time, eliminating the need for manual configuration and reducing the time required for parameter adjustment while maintaining high adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If conventional network devices are used without automated triggering, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates because immediate bandwidth requirements cannot be met

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresponse speed to network eventsVSAvoidautomated setting system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures multiple trigger conditions and corresponding setting parameters in advance. When a network event occurs, the matching trigger condition automatically activates the pre-prepared settings, enabling immediate response to bandwidth requirements without complex real-time processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The network device automatically analyzes packets, detects applications, and adjusts settings without external intervention. This automated self-service mechanism enables immediate response to network events and bandwidth requirements, significantly improving productivity compared to conventional devices requiring manual configuration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11252103B2Method and system for setup of network device

Publication Date: 2022.02.15 ZYXEL

AI summary

A method for setup of a network device and a system thereof are provided. The method is operated in a gateway device in a LAN. In the method, a software sequence operated in the gateway device receives packets generated by a terminal device in the LAN. After analyzing the packets, a message for triggering a setting process is generated if an event in compliance with a trigger condition is determined from the packets. The message for triggering a setting process is transmitted to a default setup device. The setup device is such as a computer device that allows the user to set up parameters according to an event requirement. When the network device receives the parameters, a corresponding function in the network device is re-activated.