Transient Shareable IoT Gateway for Resource Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT Gateways face issues such as IP address exhaustion, under/over utilization, and inability to communicate with devices using M2M protocols due to dedicated hardware requirements and varying processing power, leading to latency and throughput limitations.
Innovation Solution
A transient, shareable IoT Gateway system that instantiates when needed, sharing bandwidth and resources across organizations, utilizing a gateway engine, device and protocol registry, and cryptocurrency-based payment models to manage utilization and protocol compatibility, acting as a broker for communication and facilitating monetary exchanges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated hardware gateways are deployed for each organization, then reliability and dedicated resource allocation are improved, but device complexity and IP address exhaustion worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple dedicated gateway functions into a single shared gateway infrastructure that can dynamically serve multiple organizations. The gateway engine consolidates resource management, protocol handling, and device connectivity functions that were previously distributed across separate hardware gateways, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining organizational isolation through virtualization.
Solution Approach 2:
The shared gateway is designed with universal functionality to serve multiple organizations simultaneously. The gateway engine can dynamically allocate resources and adapt to different organizational requirements, supporting various M2M protocols and device types through a single multi-functional platform rather than requiring specialized dedicated hardware for each organization.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If dedicated gateways run 24/7 for each organization, then service availability is improved, but energy consumption and resource waste worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous 24/7 operation of dedicated gateways, the shared gateway employs periodic action by dynamically activating and deactivating gateway instances based on real-time demand. The gateway engine monitors connection requests and resource utilization, activating gateway functions only when organizations need connectivity, thereby maintaining service availability while dramatically reducing energy consumption during idle periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway system transitions from static dedicated hardware to dynamic shared resources that can be flexibly allocated. The gateway engine dynamically adjusts resource allocation, bandwidth distribution, and computational power based on current organizational needs, enabling the system to maintain high availability when required while conserving energy during low-demand periods through automated scaling and resource optimization.
3Quantity of substance
If gateways handle excessive device connections, then connectivity coverage is improved, but throughput and latency performance worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the shared gateway resources into isolated virtual instances or containers for each organization. The gateway engine segments computational resources, network bandwidth, and processing queues so that each organization receives dedicated slices of the shared infrastructure. This segmentation enables the system to support a large total number of device connections across multiple organizations while maintaining guaranteed throughput and latency performance for each individual organization through resource isolation and quality-of-service enforcement.
4Adaptability or versatility
If gateways support multiple M2M protocols, then protocol compatibility is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway engine acts as an intermediary layer between diverse M2M protocols and the underlying network infrastructure. Rather than requiring the gateway to directly implement and process every protocol detail, the engine provides standardized interface adapters and protocol translation services that mediate between different protocol requirements and the core gateway functions. This intermediary approach enables broad protocol compatibility while keeping the core gateway processing logic simplified and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and a method for a transient gateway, including a storage device storing a set of data, and a gateway engine coupled to the storage device accessing and updating the set of data, the gateway engine configured to share bandwidth and resources, across a plurality of organizations. The transient gateway organizes the set of data to act as a broker amongst the plurality of organizations. The transient gateway is configured to provide resources as a monetized commodity. The transient gateway provides protocols handling capabilities of its connected devices of one organization to another organization from among the plurality of organizations.