Communication Protocol Mapping Control Actions to Data Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication protocols for exchanging control data between devices are complex and require significant effort to specify data commands and structures, lacking a straightforward method to map control actions to data management actions.
Innovation Solution
A communication protocol that maps control actions to data management actions using an existing data management structure, allowing control data to be exchanged efficiently by leveraging existing data management protocols and structures, such as those defined in the DECT standard.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate communication protocol sections are defined for data management and control data exchange, then specific functionalities can be managed independently, but the overall protocol complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control protocol and data management protocol into a single unified communication protocol. Control actions are mapped to data management actions, allowing both control data exchange and data management to operate within the same protocol framework using a common data management structure, thereby reducing overall protocol complexity while maintaining functional independence
Solution Approach 2:
The unified communication protocol serves multiple functions simultaneously - it handles both control data exchange and data management operations. By making the protocol universal and applicable to both purposes through action mapping, the system avoids the complexity of maintaining separate specialized protocols
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate data commands and structures are specified for each communication protocol section, then each section can be optimized for its specific purpose, but the development effort and cost increase considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data management structure that serves both control protocol sections and data management protocol sections. This single structure is reused across different protocol sections through action mapping, eliminating the need to develop and maintain separate data commands and structures for each section, thereby significantly reducing development effort and cost
3Manufacturing precision
If a control protocol specifies its own structure for control data, then control actions can be precisely defined, but the protocol becomes more complex and harder to implement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mapping mechanism that translates control actions into data management actions. This mapping layer allows control protocols to leverage the existing well-defined data management structure without having to create their own complex structures, thereby maintaining control action precision while reducing implementation complexity
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AI summary
To enable easy exchange of control data between communication devices (102, 104, 218), a method for defining a communication protocol for exchanging control data between communication devices (102, 104, 218) includes mapping control actions of the communication protocol to data management actions of the communication protocol and using a data management structure of the communication protocol for exchanging the control data between the communication devices (102, 104, 218).