Autonomic sensor network ecosystem

• US 8,041,772 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2005
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Amanuddin, Riz S., Yee, Eric C., Kim, Jonghae, Kim, Moon J.
• Primary Examiner(s): TANG, KAREN C
• Application Number:
  US11/220,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073861A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,232 Days
• Field of Search: 702/08, 702/23, 702/24, 702/26
• US Class Current: 709/208
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1046 Joining mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1059 Inter-group management mechanisms, e.g. splitting, merging or interconnection of groups
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1068 Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1093 Some peer nodes performing special functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/06 using polling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, system and program product for deploying and allocating resources, and addressing threats in an autonomic sensor network ecosystem. Specifically, under the present invention, the autonomic sensor network ecosystem includes a set (e.g., one or more) of sensor networks each having a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer; a set of micro grid gateways; and a set of enterprise gateways. Each micro grid gateway is typically adapted to receive requests from a sensor network, an enterprise gateway, and/or another micro grid gateway. Moreover, each micro grid gateway includes a request broker for receiving the requests; a request queue manager for queuing the requests; a scheduler for scheduling the requests; and a resource manager for monitoring the set of sensor networks.

Claims

1. An autonomic sensor network ecosystem, comprising:

a set of sensor networks each comprising a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer;

every sensor peer in the set of sensor peers configured to create peer information for the sensor peer, wherein the peer information comprises an identifier, a role, a resource availability, a relative location within the sensor network and physical data about a physical environment of the sensor peer, wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of the sensor peer;

the at least one super peer configured to collect the peer information from each sensor peer, maintain a table of the peer information corresponding to each sensor peer, and relate the peer information to a set of micro grid gateways;

the set of micro grid gateways in communication with the set of sensor networks, each micro grid gateway configured to create gateway information for the micro grid gateway, wherein the gateway information comprises an identifier, a role, a resource availability and a relative location for each sensor network within the sensor network ecosystem and wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of each gateway; and

a set of enterprise gateways in communication with the set of micro grid gateways, wherein the set of micro grid gateways are adapted to poll the set of sensor networks for available resources and receive requests for computational transactions from the set of sensor networks and the set of enterprise gateways and route the requests based on the role of each sensor peer, the resource availability of each sensor peer, the physical data about the physical environment of each sensor peer, the relative location of each sensor peer within the sensor network and the gateway information.

2. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein each of the set of micro grid gateways comprises:

a request broker for receiving the requests;

a request queue manager for queuing the requests;

a scheduler for scheduling the requests; and

a resource manager for monitoring the set of sensor networks.

3. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 2, wherein the resource manager monitors a resource state, an attribute lifecycle, and events for the set of sensor networks.

4. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of micro grid gateways receive requests from the set of sensor networks and forward the requests to the set of enterprise gateways.

5. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of micro grid gateways receive requests from the set of enterprise gateways and forward the requests to the set of sensor networks.

6. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of enterprise gateways communicate directly with the set of sensor networks.

7. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein each of the set of enterprise gateways comprises a cluster of components that determines actions to be taken with respect to the set of sensor networks.

8. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of sensor networks comprises a plurality of sensor peers, wherein the set of micro grid gateways comprises a plurality of micro grid gateways, and wherein the set of enterprise gateways comprises a plurality of enterprise gateways.

9. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of sensor peers and at least one super peer broadcast to one another, and wherein the at least one super peer creates a table of peer information based on the broadcast.

10. The autonomic sensor network ecosystem of claim 1, wherein the set of micro grid gateways broadcast to one another, and wherein the set of micro grid gateways create a table of gateway information based on the broadcast.

11. A computer-implemented method for allocating resources in an autonomic sensor network ecosystem, comprising:

receiving a request for resources on a first micro grid gateway from a first sensor network, wherein the first sensor network includes a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer;

every sensor peer in the set of sensor peers configured to create peer information for the sensor peer, wherein the peer information comprises an identifier, a role, a the resource availability, a relative location with the sensor network and physical data about a physical environment of the sensor peer, wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of the sensor peer;

the at least one super peer configured to collect the peer information from each sensor peer, maintain a table of the peer information from each sensor peer, and relate the peer information to the first micro grid gateway;

polling the first sensor network to determine available resources for computational transactions in the first sensor network;

polling a second sensor network based on a request to determine available resources for computational transactions in the second sensor network; and

allocating resources from the second sensor network to the first sensor network based on a response to the polling of the first and second sensor networks, the role of each sensor peer, the resource availability of each sensor peer, the physical data about the physical environment of each sensor peer and the relative location of each sensor peer within the sensor network.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the request to an enterprise gateway from the first micro grid gateway prior to the polling step, wherein the polling is conducted from the enterprise gateway, and wherein the response is received on the enterprise gateway and is communicated to the first micro grid gateway.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the request from the first micro grid gateway to a second micro grid gateway prior to the polling step, wherein the polling is conducted from second micro grid gateway, and wherein the response is received on the second micro grid gateway and is communicated to the first micro grid gateway.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising updating an enterprise table that contains sensor network statuses based on the allocating.

15. A computer-implemented method for addressing threats in an autonomic sensor network ecosystem, comprising:

detecting a threat in a sensor network of the autonomic sensor network ecosystem, wherein the sensor network includes a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer;

every sensor peer in the set of sensor peers collecting physical data about a physical environment of the sensor peer to detect a threat to the sensor peer, wherein the threat includes a foreign chemical agent;

the at least one super peer configured to collect peer information from each sensor peer, maintain a table of the peer information from each sensor peer, and relate the peer information to the first micro grid gateways wherein the peer information comprises an identifier, a role, a resource availability and a relative location with the sensor network, wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of each sensor peer;

communicating a request to analyze the threat to the sensor peer to an enterprise gateway of the autonomic sensor network that is in communication with the sensor network;

determining whether a hazardous environment exists in the sensor network based on the analysis;

determining available resources for at least one other sensor network to address the threat to the sensor peer based on the request and the resource availability of each sensor peer; and

sending a request to at least one sensor peer to address the threat by deploying counter biomaterials to neutralize the foreign chemical agent.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising receiving the request on a micro grid gateway from the sensor network, wherein the communicating step comprises communicating the request from the micro grid gateway to the enterprise gateway.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the determining step comprises polling the at least one other sensor network for the available resources, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a response from each of the at least one other sensor networks on the enterprise gateway; and

allocating resources away from at least one sensor network to address the threat based on the response.

18. A program product stored on a computer readable medium for allocating and deploying resources in an autonomic sensor network ecosystem, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to perform the following steps:

receiving requests from a sensor network and an enterprise gateway of the autonomic sensor network ecosystem;

wherein the sensor network includes a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer;

every sensor peer in the set of sensor peers configured to create peer information for the sensor peer, wherein the peer information comprises an identifier, a role, a resource availability, a relative location within the sensor network and physical data about a physical environment of the sensor peer, wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of the sensor peer;

the at least one super peer configured to collect peer information from each sensor peer, maintain a table of the peer information from each sensor peer, and relate the peer information to the first micro grid gateway;

queuing the requests;

scheduling the requests for communication between the sensor network and the enterprise gateway;

monitoring the sensor network to determine available resources for computational transactions in the sensor network; and

allocating resources based on the monitoring, the role of each sensor peer, the resource availability of each sensor peer, the physical data about the physical environment of each sensor peer and the relative location of each sensor peer within the sensor network.

19. The program product of claim 18, wherein the monitoring step comprises monitoring a resource state, an attribute lifecycle, and events for the sensor network.

20. A method for deploying an application for allocating and deploying resources in an autonomic sensor network ecosystem, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

receive requests from a sensor network and an enterprise gateway of the autonomic sensor network ecosystem;

wherein the sensor network includes a set of sensor peers and at least one super peer;

every sensor peer in the set of sensor peers configured to create peer information for the sensor peer, wherein the peer information comprises an identifier, a role, a resource availability, a relative location within the sensor network and physical data about a physical environment of the sensor peer, wherein the resource availability includes computational ability or memory resources of the sensor peer;

the at least one super peer configured to collect peer information from each sensor peer, maintain a table of the peer information from each sensor peer, and relate the peer information to the first micro grid gateway;

queue the requests;

schedule the requests for communication between the sensor network and the enterprise gateway;

monitor the sensor network to determine available resources for computational transactions in the sensor network; and

allocate resources based on the monitoring, the role of each sensor peer, the resource availability of each sensor peer, the physical data about the physical environment of each sensor peer and the relative location of each sensor peer within the sensor network.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the computer infrastructure is operable to monitor a resource state, an attribute lifecycle, and events for the sensor network.