Private Wireless Network Handover via Semi-Private Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing short-range wireless network access systems lack effective control over admission policies and security when shared between home users and visiting users, leading to potential bandwidth depletion and security concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing a private short-range wireless network by converting it into a semi-private network, allowing home users to share resources while enforcing predetermined rules for access control, quality of service, and security measures, using a service/mobility domain server to manage access points and redirect users to available networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a private short-range wireless network is shared with visiting users, then resource utilization and accessibility are improved, but security risks and bandwidth depletion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The network is segmented into two distinct access categories: authorized private users and visiting users. Each category receives differentiated service treatment through separate admission control policies, allowing the system to maintain security for private users while enabling resource sharing with visitors.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point acts as an intermediary that mediates between visiting users and the private network resources. It enforces admission control policies and quality of service parameters to prevent visiting users from depleting bandwidth or compromising security, while still allowing controlled access to network resources.
2Reliability
If admission control policies are enforced to protect home users, then network security and quality of service are improved, but network accessibility and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The admission control system dynamically adjusts network access based on real-time conditions such as home user presence, available bandwidth, and security requirements. When home users are present, the system automatically enforces stricter policies; when absent, it allows more permissive access for visiting users.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point automatically monitors network conditions and adjusts admission control without requiring manual intervention. It self-regulates bandwidth allocation and access permissions based on predefined policies, eliminating the need for users to manually configure security settings while maintaining service quality.
3Reliability
If the network operates in private mode to ensure security, then network security is improved, but resource sharing capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The network dynamically switches between private mode and shared mode based on home user presence. When home users are present, the network operates in private mode with restricted access; when absent, it transitions to shared mode allowing visiting users to access resources, thus adapting security and sharing capabilities to current usage conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as admission control strictness and access permissions based on detected conditions. It adjusts the degree of network openness and security enforcement as configurable parameters, allowing the same physical network to exhibit different behavioral characteristics depending on whether home users are present.
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AI summary
A system manages the integration of a private short-range wireless network into a service/mobility domain with handover of a wireless terminal device between access points registered with a domain server. The server maintains information specifying rules for responding to first wireless terminal devices authorized for private network access and to second wireless terminal devices authorized for shared network access, in response to requests for information on resources available from one or more access points registered with the server.