Smart Card Proxy Routing for Flexible Distributed Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing smart card management systems require fixed IP addresses, leading to high installation and operation costs, and lack flexibility and disaster tolerance, with centralized deployment disrupting network routing and service continuity.
Innovation Solution
A distributed management system with proxy modules that assign pre-configured public IP addresses to smart card management apparatuses, allowing flexible deployment and reducing operation costs, while maintaining network connectivity and providing redundancy through interconnected proxy modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If smart card management apparatuses are centrally deployed in IDC equipment rooms, then service management is simplified, but network routing is not optimized and operation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized smart card management system into distributed regional management apparatuses located in different geographical regions (e.g., Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen). Each regional apparatus independently manages smart cards within its region, segmenting the monolithic centralized system into multiple autonomous units that reduce network routing distances and operational costs while maintaining manageable service complexity through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional centralized deployment model to a multi-dimensional distributed architecture by introducing geographical dimensionality. Management apparatuses are strategically positioned across multiple cities and regions, creating a spatially distributed network that optimizes network routing by placing management nodes closer to terminal users in different geographical locations.
2Loss of energy
If smart card management apparatuses are distributed deployed, then network routing is optimized and operation costs are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified service provision module that provides standardized identity verification, resource allocation, and service management functions across all distributed regional management apparatuses. This universal service layer abstracts the complexity of distributed operations, allowing each regional apparatus to function independently while maintaining consistent service delivery through standardized protocols and interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The service provision module acts as an intermediary between terminal users and distributed smart card management apparatuses. It receives service requests from terminals, routes them to appropriate regional management apparatuses based on location and resource availability, and coordinates authentication and resource allocation, thereby simplifying the interaction complexity in the distributed system.
3Reliability
If fixed IP addresses are assigned to smart card management apparatuses, then network connectivity is ensured, but installation flexibility is reduced and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic IP address assignment mechanisms where regional management apparatuses can obtain IP addresses dynamically from local network providers rather than relying on fixed pre-assigned addresses. This dynamic allocation allows apparatuses to be deployed flexibly in different locations and network environments while maintaining reliable network connectivity through automatic IP configuration and registration with the service provision module.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a distributed management system for smart card management apparatuses and a management method therefor. The system includes: a service provision apparatus belonging to a service center, a plurality of smart card management apparatuses, and a plurality of terminals; wherein the service provision apparatus includes a service provision center and one or a plurality of proxy modules, and in the case that each of the plurality of terminals and a smart card management module are registered in the service provision center, the smart card management apparatus authenticates the terminal by a proxy module assigned by the service provision center, such that the terminal accesses a network servicing the terminal.