SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOL USING SENSED INDICATION

• US 20140376384A1
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Bandyopadhyay, Soma, Bhattacharyya, Abhijan, Pal, Arpan
• Granted Patent: US 9,479,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/092 Scanning of (subscriber) lines, registers, translators
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/166 Prevention of faults
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/332 Broadband system
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/02 Automatically-operated arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system and method for resource utilization in a constrained sensor gateway for transfer of data in terms of the bandwidth and energy available to transfer data. The system includes a processor in communication with the constrained sensor gateway, which includes an application layer protocol and which is in communication with a communication network, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes a network condition detection module configured to detect a network condition of the constrained sensor gateway, and an adaption module configured to determine a reliability score. The application layer protocol of the constrained sensor gateway adapts a reliability level based on the reliability score determined by the adaption module, which enables better utilization of the bandwidth and energy to transfer data. The reliability level may pertain to a reliable mode, or a non-reliable mode of communication for transferring data.

Claims

1. A system for resource utilization in a constrained sensor gateway for transfer of data, the system comprising:

a processor in communication with the constrained sensor gateway which includes an application layer protocol and which is in communication with a communication network; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises a plurality of modules capable of being executed by the processor, and wherein the plurality of modules comprise;

a network condition detection module that detects a network condition of the communication network; and

an adaption module configured to dynamically determine a reliability score based on an inferred sensed indication for transfer of data,

wherein based on the reliability score the application layer protocol of the constrained sensor gateway adapts a reliability level,

wherein the reliability level pertains to at least one of reliable mode or non-reliable mode of communication for transfer of data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the constrained sensor gateway is communicably connected to at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor captures sensed data having context specific attributes.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the network condition of the constrained sensor gateway is detected for at least one of bandwidth availability, and round-trip latency.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the inferred sensed indication is determined by analyzing at least one of the sensed data, or a combination of the network condition and an indication derived by analyzing the sensed data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-reliable mode of communication for transfer of data adapted by the application layer protocol utilizes an open loop communication, without a feedback.

6. A method for resource utilization in a constrained sensor gateway for transfer of data, the method comprising:

providing the system of claim 2;

detecting, by the network condition detection module, the network condition of the communication network;

analyzing, by the processor, the sensed data to derive a sensed indication and the network condition;

determining, by the adaptation module, the reliability score based on the inferred sensed indication, wherein the inferred sensed indication is based on at least one of the sensed indication or a combination of the network condition and the sensed indication; and

configuring dynamically the application layer protocol to adapt a reliability level for the transfer of data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein capturing the sensed data from at least one sensor communicably connected to the constrained sensor gateway.