SADR Framework for IoT Network Resource Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

In Industry 4.0 scenarios, IoT devices demand high throughput, low latency, and reliability, but existing solutions struggle to dynamically manage network resources effectively across diverse applications, devices, and protocols, often requiring independent management of each component which limits seamless communication and Quality of Experience (QoE).

Innovation Solution

A Sense Analyze Decide Respond (SADR) framework is introduced, comprising a cognitive platform with a sense module, analyze module, and respond module, utilizing AI and Machine Learning to sense, analyze, and make real-time decisions on network and application parameters, enabling dynamic network provisioning and adaptive management across various IoT devices and protocols.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If independent management of devices, applications, or networking technology is used, then simplicity of management is improved, but adaptability and seamless communication deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanagement simplicityVSAvoidseamless communication capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the management of devices, applications, and networking technology into a unified framework that enables seamless communication while maintaining management simplicity. The framework integrates multiple management functions into a single system that can handle diverse IoT devices and applications without requiring separate independent management approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The framework provides universal management capabilities that work across different device types, applications, and networking technologies. It implements multi-functional management that can adapt to various scenarios including safe and non-safe communications, different binding types, and multiple protocol stacks without requiring separate management systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If dynamic optimal decision making is implemented to ensure high QoE, then Quality of Experience is improved, but decision-making complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveQuality of ExperienceVSAvoiddecision-making complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The framework implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor network conditions, application performance, and device states to make dynamic optimal decisions. The system uses feedback from multiple sources including application QoE metrics, network status, and device capabilities to adjust management decisions in real-time, ensuring high Quality of Experience without requiring overly complex decision-making processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The framework employs dynamic decision-making that adapts to changing network and application conditions. It implements dynamic priority management, adaptive binding verification, and flexible resource allocation that respond to real-time conditions rather than relying on static complex rules, thereby improving QoE while managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If binding verification and error management are implemented for safe communications, then communication safety is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication safetyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The framework performs binding verification and error management checks in advance before actual data transmission. By pre-verifying bindings and establishing error handling protocols beforehand, the system ensures communication safety without adding significant processing time during active data transfer operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The framework implements efficient error management that can skip unnecessary verification steps when conditions permit. For example, when bindings are already verified or when communication patterns are established and trusted, the system can bypass redundant checks while maintaining safety, thereby reducing processing time without compromising communication security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

Data Source

PatentEP3621244B1System and method for enabling intelligent network services by cognitive sense-analyze-decide-respond framework
Publication Date: 2023.11.01 TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
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AI summary

In the field of Internet of Things understanding need of applications and translating them to network parameters and protocol parameters is a major challenge. This disclosure addresses problem of enabling network services by cognitive sense-analyze-decide-respond framework. A processor implemented method is provided for enabling network aware applications and applications aware networks by a sense analyze decide respond (SADR) framework. The processor implemented method includes sensing, at least one application parameter and at least one network parameter to obtain a plurality of sensed information; analyzing, the plurality of sensed information is filtered and synchronized to generate a plurality of derived parameters; determining, a plurality of rules based on the plurality of derived parameters; validating, the plurality of rules for a plurality of scenarios to obtain plurality of decisions; and enabling, at least one of (i) network, (ii) application and (iii) protocol control based on the plurality of decisions.