Network Node Location-Based Address Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for commissioning network nodes require site visits by skilled personnel, which are time-consuming and expensive, as managing nodes lack awareness of network protocol addresses for newly installed nodes, preventing direct addressing and remote configuration.
Innovation Solution
A method where network nodes determine their position data using a positioning system and respond with a network protocol address and position data to a request message from the managing node, allowing remote commissioning by broadcasting conditions and receiving configuration files based on the acquired address.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If site visits by skilled personnel are used to commission network nodes, then network nodes can be configured with site-specific information, but the process becomes time-consuming and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The network node automatically determines its own position data using a positioning system and responds to request messages from the managing node with its network protocol address and position data, enabling self-configuration without requiring skilled personnel to visit the site
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes the connection between position data and network protocol address by having the network node determine and report its position before full commissioning, allowing the managing node to prepare configuration files in advance based on the received position data
2Reliability
If skilled personnel are deployed for commissioning, then proper configuration can be ensured, but costs increase due to the requirement for highly skilled personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The network node autonomously determines its position data and provides it to the managing node, eliminating the need for skilled personnel to physically visit and manually configure the node, thereby reducing commissioning costs while maintaining quality through automated processes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of skilled personnel visiting sites with an automated electronic system where the network node transmits position data and configuration files are automatically downloaded, substituting human intervention with automated communication and processing
3Ease of operation
If network protocol addresses are set manually during site visits, then managing nodes can address network nodes directly, but the process requires pre-planning and on-site configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The network node determines and reports its position data before full commissioning, allowing the managing node to receive and store the position data in advance, then automatically download the appropriate configuration files later without requiring pre-planning or on-site manual configuration
Solution Approach 2:
Position data serves as an intermediary that links the network node to the managing node, enabling the managing node to identify and configure the correct node based on its reported position without requiring manual address assignment or complex pre-planning
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces the need for site visits by enabling remote commissioning of network nodes, eliminating the requirement for pre-configuration with site-specific information and minimizing the involvement of highly skilled personnel.
Implementation Method 1
determining, at the network node, position data of the network node
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a method that provides for advertising a network node to a managing node in a communication network. To this end, at the network node, position data of the network node are determined. At the managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node is set and a request message containing the at least one condition is transmitted by the managing node. Then, the request message containing the at least one condition is received at the network node and the at least one condition is evaluated at the network node. In case a specified combination of conditions is satisfied, the network node replies with a reply message containing at least a network protocol address and the determined position data of the network node. The present invention further relates to a corresponding system and network entities involved.