Network Restart via Error Data Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network restart methods fail to address start-up failures effectively, leading to repeated unsuccessful restarts, as they do not account for specific error conditions and variables that cause initial start-up failures.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that record error data associated with network variables during start-up errors, allowing for the derivation of new network variables to alter the restart process, such as changing activation order and excluding faulty resources, to reduce the likelihood of repeated errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the network is restarted using the same start-up procedure after a start-up failure, then the network can be restarted quickly, but the same start-up error is likely to occur again
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by recording error data and network variables before restart attempts. The memory unit stores error information and variable sets from previous failed start-ups, allowing the processing unit to analyze these data and derive modified network variables before the next restart attempt, thereby preventing repetition of the same errors
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using the recorded error data and network variables from previous failed start-ups to inform and adjust subsequent restart attempts. The processing unit analyzes the stored error information and modifies network variables based on this feedback, creating a learning mechanism that improves restart success over time
2Reliability
If network variables are changed to avoid repeated start-up errors, then the likelihood of successful restart increases, but the complexity of the restart process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically recording error data, analyzing failure patterns, and deriving modified network variables without external intervention. The processing unit autonomously modifies network variables based on recorded error data, and the system self-manages the entire process of learning from failures and adapting restart procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters by modifying network variables based on recorded error data. The processing unit derives new sets of network variables from the stored error information, altering parameters such as communication channel assignments, time slot allocations, or module activation sequences to avoid conditions that caused previous failures
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AI summary
A method of restarting a network (1) consisting of network modules (2), the method comprising the steps of: * recording error data associated with errors occurring in the network, the error data including sets of network variables applying when the errors occurred, * upon detection of a start-up error, deriving a new set of network variables from the recorded error data, for example by changing the order of two network variables, and * restarting the network while using the new set of network variables. The network modules (2) may be wireless modules, while the network variables may comprise communication channel numbers or network addresses. The method may be carried out using a network control device (4) coupled to a central network unit (3).