Communication Node Apparatus Dynamic Interface Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face challenges in dynamically optimizing communication resource utilization across multiple interfaces due to fluctuations in individual communication link performance, requiring manual administrator intervention to change paths.
Innovation Solution
A communication node apparatus and system that includes multiple interfaces, enabling automatic adjustment of reception interfaces based on performance changes to maximize communication efficiency across multiple paths, using a process that monitors interface performance and optimizes data transfer paths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual administrator intervention is used to change communication paths, then path changes can be controlled, but communication resource utilization cannot be dynamically optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The communication node apparatus automatically monitors its own communication performance and autonomously determines optimal reception interfaces without external intervention. The system performs self-diagnosis and self-optimization by evaluating communication quality metrics and dynamically adjusting interface assignments based on real-time conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors communication performance metrics and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust interface assignments. The communication node apparatus evaluates path quality in real-time and automatically reconfigures reception interfaces based on the monitored performance data, creating a closed-loop control system.
2Productivity
If multiple communication paths are used simultaneously, then communication efficiency can be improved, but performance fluctuation due to individual link changes becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the assignment of reception interfaces to transmission interfaces based on real-time communication performance conditions. Rather than using fixed path assignments, the system continuously adapts interface configurations to match current link quality, ensuring optimal performance while maintaining stability through automated monitoring and adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication node apparatus changes the parameter of interface assignment based on monitored communication performance. By evaluating metrics such as signal quality and link stability, the system dynamically reconfigures which reception interfaces are assigned to which transmission interfaces, optimizing the multipath communication system adaptively.
3Reliability
If link composition is changed to optimize path performance, then communication quality can be improved, but link changes require administrator intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The communication node apparatus autonomously performs link evaluation and interface reassignment without requiring administrator intervention. The system monitors communication quality metrics and automatically determines when and how to change link compositions to optimize performance, eliminating the need for manual configuration changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses real-time feedback from communication performance monitoring to automatically trigger link composition changes. When performance degradation or optimization opportunities are detected, the system autonomously reconfigures interface assignments based on the feedback data, maintaining optimal performance without manual intervention.
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AI summary
Provided is a communication node apparatus that can attempt optimal utilization of a communication resource of a communication interface mounted on each node apparatus. A communication node apparatus (transmission node apparatus 101) includes a plurality communication interfaces (transmission interfaces 201-1 and 201-2 and reception interfaces 202-1 and 202-2), enables communication that uses a plurality of communication paths with an opposing apparatus, and includes a means (reception interface aggregate calculation unit 204) for changing an aggregation of reception interfaces addressable as destinations for data to be transferred to the opposing apparatus via each of the plurality of transmission interfaces so as to maximize the communication performance using the plurality of communication paths simultaneously in response to a change in communication performance of each of the transmission interface and the reception interface.