Routing Metric Module for Power-Aware Network Path Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional routing protocols fail to consider energy costs and power consumption dynamics, leading to suboptimal routing paths in communication networks, especially with increasing energy costs and dynamic pricing structures.
Innovation Solution
A network management system that determines and updates routing metrics based on power consumption and associated cost information, using a routing metric determination module to optimize power usage and costs by adjusting the desirability of routing nodes and paths, incorporating dynamic pricing structures and incentives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If traditional routing protocols are used that optimize only communication metrics, then routing simplicity and ease of operation are maintained, but power consumption and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary routing metric determination module that acts as a mediator between power consumption data and routing decisions. This module receives power consumption information from external sources, processes it to determine routing metrics, and provides these metrics to routing nodes without requiring the routing nodes themselves to perform complex power analysis, thus reducing overall system complexity while enabling power-aware routing
Solution Approach 2:
The routing metric determination module automatically retrieves power consumption information, processes it to determine optimal routing metrics, and updates routing tables without manual intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously adapting routing decisions based on real-time power consumption data, eliminating the need for manual configuration and reducing operational complexity
2Productivity
If routing paths are selected without considering dynamic power consumption data, then routing decision speed is maintained, but energy efficiency and operational costs worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the routing system into distinct functional components: power consumption data collection, routing metric determination, and routing table update. This segmentation allows each component to be developed, maintained, and scaled independently, reducing system integration complexity while enabling comprehensive power-aware routing optimization across the network
3Use of energy by moving object
If routing tables are updated frequently with real-time power consumption data, then power consumption optimization is improved, but routing table update overhead and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The routing metric determination module periodically retrieves power consumption information and updates routing tables at optimized intervals rather than continuously. This periodic action balances the need for current power-aware routing decisions with the overhead of table updates, reducing processing time and network traffic while maintaining effective power consumption optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts routing metrics based on real-time power consumption data, allowing routing decisions to adapt flexibly to changing conditions. The routing metric determination module processes power consumption information and dynamically updates routing tables only when meaningful changes occur, optimizing the balance between power efficiency and update overhead
Data Source
AI summary
An approach is provided for optimizing power consumption and costs associated with routing information over a transport environment. A first collection interval corresponding to retrieval of a first data set specifying power consumption information and associated cost information for a plurality of routing nodes is determined. The first data set is compared with a second data set specifying power consumption information and associated cost information for a second collection interval. Routing metrics of the plurality of routing nodes are determined based on the comparison, wherein the routing metrics specify relative desirability of the plurality of routing nodes for establishing one or more communication paths formed by one or more of the plurality of routing nodes based on the routing metrics.