Network Gateway for Interworking IP and Non-IP Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices that support IP-based network services cannot interwork seamlessly with devices that do not support IP-based network services, requiring separate versions of applications and additional development time and manpower.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device is configured with a processor and communication module that converts non-IP service-based messages into IP-based messages, allowing interworking between devices with different network service support, enabling a single application to function across both IP and non-IP networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate application versions are developed for IP-based and non-IP-based network services, then compatibility with different network services is improved, but development time and manpower increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal application version that can operate on both IP-based and non-IP-based network services by introducing a gateway mechanism. The gateway translates between different network protocols, allowing a single application to communicate with various network types without requiring separate versions for each network service type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a gateway as an intermediary component that mediates communication between applications and different network services. The gateway handles protocol translation and adaptation, enabling applications to interact with both IP-based and non-IP-based networks through a unified interface, thereby eliminating the need for separate application versions.
2Loss of time
If a single application version is used for both IP-based and non-IP-based network services, then development time and manpower are reduced, but network service compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway serves as an intermediary that resolves the compatibility issue by translating network protocols. It receives requests from the single application version and adapts them to the appropriate network protocol (IP-based or non-IP-based), ensuring proper communication without requiring application modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the network protocol adaptation functionality from the application layer and places it in a separate gateway layer. This separation allows the application to remain universal while the gateway handles the specific protocol requirements of different network services.
3Reliability
If applications are developed in different versions for wearable and host electronic devices, then device-specific network service support is improved, but device complexity and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal application version that can run on both wearable and host electronic devices. The gateway on each device handles the specific network protocol requirements, allowing the same application code to operate across different device types without modification.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway acts as a device-specific intermediary that handles protocol translation for each device type. This allows the application to remain simple and universal while the gateway manages the device-specific network service adaptations.
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AI summary
An electronic device, according to one of the various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a memory; a communication module that transmits and receives messages; and a processor that, when a non-IP service-based message is received, creates an IP-based message including at least some of the non-IP service-based message, and provides the created IP-based message. In addition, various embodiments are provided.