REST Command Device Management Server Overhead Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional device management systems for wireless communications devices require significant overhead and resources, as they typically involve the DM server allocating its own resources to retrieve and send device data to managed devices, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
Integrating Representational State Transfer (REST) commands into the device management system, allowing the DM server to generate and send REST commands to managed devices, which then execute these commands to upload or retrieve data directly to/from a network server using HTTP/HTTPS protocols, reducing the need for the DM server to handle these operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the DM server retrieves and sends device data to managed devices using conventional methods, then device management operations can be performed, but the DM server consumes significant overhead and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The managed device is empowered to retrieve its own device data directly from the network server using REST commands, eliminating the need for the DM server to fetch and transmit data. The device autonomously performs data retrieval operations, reducing the DM server's workload and resource consumption while maintaining management functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The data retrieval function is extracted from the DM server and transferred to the managed device. Instead of the DM server handling all data operations, the device itself performs the retrieval, separating the management control function from the data access function and reducing server overhead.
2Ease of operation
If the DM server handles all data retrieval and transmission operations, then centralized control is maintained, but the system complexity and resource allocation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system functionality is segmented into distinct components: the DM server retains control and authorization functions, while the managed device handles data retrieval and transmission operations. This segmentation allows centralized control to be maintained through the DM server's command generation, while operational complexity is distributed to the device level.
Solution Approach 2:
REST commands serve as an intermediary mechanism between the DM server and the network server. The DM server generates REST commands that the managed device executes to interact with the network server, providing a standardized interface that simplifies the interaction model while maintaining centralized control through command generation.
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AI summary
A Device Management system includes a device management server (50) used by a network operator to manage one or more mobile devices (20) operating in a wireless communications network. The device management server (50) provides the mobile devices (20) with Representational State Transfer (REST) commands to be executed by the mobile devices (20). The REST commands identify a location of one or more files on a network server (46) that, when executed by the mobile devices (20), allows the devices to retrieve the files from the server (46), or directly from a data storage system (48) accessible to the mobile device (20). The device management server (50) may also provide the mobile devices (20) with REST commands that allow the mobile devices (20) to upload and store their files and information onto the network server (46) at the specified location.