Network Synchronization via Centralized Device List
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional wireless network systems experience instability and require frequent reconnections for portable devices as users move between service areas, and setting up new network extending devices is cumbersome for administrators.
Innovation Solution
A network synchronization method that allows network devices to share the same settings, enabling seamless connectivity without reconnection and including a security process to authorize devices, ensuring stability and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple network extending devices are deployed to expand service area, then network coverage is improved, but network stability deteriorates due to frequent reconnections required when portable devices move between service areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the network settings and configuration data from multiple network extending devices into a centralized device list that is accessible to all devices in the network. This allows portable devices to maintain consistent network settings when moving between service areas, eliminating the need for frequent reconnections and improving network stability while preserving expanded coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The device list serves as a universal resource that all network extending devices and portable devices can access and utilize. By making the device list and network settings universally accessible across the entire network, the system ensures that portable devices can seamlessly transition between different service areas without requiring reconnection, thus maintaining network stability across the expanded service area.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual setup procedure is used for each new network extending device, then device security and configuration accuracy are improved, but setup time and administrative burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically obtaining network settings from the device list during the device initialization process. When a new network extending device joins the network, it automatically retrieves pre-configured settings from the centralized device list without requiring manual administrator intervention, thus reducing setup time while maintaining configuration accuracy through the use of pre-validated settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The new network extending device performs self-service by automatically obtaining its configuration settings from the device list without requiring manual setup by an administrator. The device autonomously retrieves network settings, device identifiers, and other configuration data from the centralized device list, eliminating the time-consuming manual setup process while ensuring accurate and consistent configuration across all devices.
3Ease of operation
If network settings are synchronized across all devices, then ease of operation is improved by eliminating reconnection requirements, but device complexity increases due to centralized device list management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of a centralized device list that stores and manages network settings for all devices. This intermediary allows network settings to be synchronized across multiple devices without requiring complex peer-to-peer communication protocols, thus improving ease of operation by enabling seamless transitions between service areas while managing complexity through a centralized, standardized data structure that all devices can access and utilize.
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AI summary
A method for network synchronization is provided, the method comprises the steps of: establishing communication with a first network device on a system network; requesting a device configuration of the first network device while the first network device supporting a predetermined header; determining a synchronization status of the first network device according to the device configuration; providing a predetermined network setting to the first network device when the synchronization status indicates the first network device is unsynchronized; and maintaining a device list according to the device configuration, wherein the device list is accessible to a second network device on the system network. As the result, the method for network synchronization can provide a stable and seamless network.