Proxy Terminal for Subnetwork Bridge Data Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing networks with subnetworks connected by bridge terminals face challenges in maintaining communication when bridge terminals are absent, particularly due to frequency, time, or code differences, and lack of central monitoring stations, leading to disruptions in data transmission.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a proxy terminal in at least one subnetwork that temporarily stores and forwards data intended for the bridge terminal during its absence, ensuring seamless data transfer when the bridge terminal returns, and selecting a central monitoring station or another terminal as the proxy if necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bridge terminal switches between different subnetworks operating at different frequencies, then connectivity between subnetworks is enabled, but data transmission is disrupted during the bridge terminal's absence from a subnetwork
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy terminal is pre-configured and designated before the bridge terminal becomes absent. When the bridge terminal switches frequencies, the proxy terminal is already in position to immediately accept and store incoming data without interruption, ensuring continuous data reception even during the bridge terminal's absence from the subnetwork
Solution Approach 2:
The proxy terminal acts as an intermediary between other terminals in the subnetwork and the absent bridge terminal. It temporarily stores data intended for the bridge terminal and forwards it when the bridge terminal returns, mediating the data flow to maintain transmission continuity without requiring the bridge terminal to be continuously present
2Productivity
If a central monitoring station suppresses transmission to the bridge terminal during its absence, then resource allocation is optimized, but communication possibilities are reduced when no central monitoring station exists
Solution Approach 1:
The network system provides self-service functionality through the proxy terminal, which autonomously accepts, stores, and forwards data without requiring central monitoring station control. This enables decentralized networks to maintain full communication capabilities independently, with each terminal capable of designating and utilizing a proxy terminal without centralized coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The proxy terminal mechanism serves multiple functions: it operates effectively whether a central monitoring station exists or not, works with any bridge terminal configuration, and provides both resource optimization when centralized control is present and full communication capability when decentralized. This universal solution adapts to different network architectures without requiring separate mechanisms
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bridge terminal operates at different frequencies for different subnetworks, then multi-subnetwork connectivity is achieved, but data loss occurs during frequency switching transitions
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy terminal is pre-designated and ready to immediately accept data before the bridge terminal switches frequencies. This preliminary arrangement ensures that data transmission continues uninterrupted during the frequency switching transition, with the proxy terminal already in position to capture any data that might otherwise be lost during the transition period
Solution Approach 2:
The proxy terminal serves as an intermediary buffer during frequency switching transitions. It temporarily holds data that arrives during the bridge terminal's absence, preventing data loss that would occur during the switching transition. The proxy then forwards this data when the bridge terminal returns, ensuring complete data delivery without loss
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AI summary
The invention relates to a network with several subnetworks, which are organized either decentrally or centrally and can be connected in each case each by bridge terminals, a proxy terminal for a bridge terminal being set up in at least one of the subnetworks, which proxy terminal during an absence (dictated by frequency, time, code, or other factors) of the bridge terminal accepts all data directed to the bridge terminal or to be forwarded thereby, temporarily stores the data, and forwards said data to the bridge terminal when this is present again.