EP4066520A1 - Procede de gestion d'une connexion ininterrompue d'un dispositif en deplacement - Google Patents
Procede de gestion d'une connexion ininterrompue d'un dispositif en deplacementInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to the connection of a device on the move to a communication network, such as a drone, this connection potentially being provided by the successive attachment of the device to access networks possibly administered by operators. distinct.
- a single network operator can hardly provide adequate coverage over a vast territory. Roaming is therefore perceived by the entities in charge of drone flight plans as a fast and efficient solution to ensure a connection throughout the flight. Thus, some of these entities have already equipped their drones with a foreign SIM card. These drones therefore cross French airspace in certain situations with a foreign and / or unrecognized connectivity identification, a situation which in the future should very probably be limited or prohibited by the air authorities. This option, based on the use of a roaming offer a priori, that is to say in abstraction of the specific movements of drones will therefore not meet the need for connectivity, especially since the roaming offer does not guarantee a connection of the drone in any place.
- Route optimization is dictated only by parameters relating to radio waves (signal processing at the physical layer). As a result, this solution allows rather to refine an already specified route. In addition, the authorization of the flight is left to the entity managing the drone and downstream of the determination of the connection.
- the drone is either equipped with a foreign SIM card, or the entity in charge of the drone subscribes to a package with each operator, or all the operators have decided to open their networks to drones, without constraints.
- This solution also implies that operators send their network quality data to a third party, even though this data may prove to be strategic and confidential.
- the object of the present invention is to provide improvements over the state of the art.
- the invention improves the situation using a method for managing an uninterrupted connection of a device on the move to at least one attachment entity of at least one operator of a communication network, the said method implemented by a mediation entity capable of communicating with the at least one entity, comprising receiving a connection request comprising an identifier of said device and information relating to the movement of said device, determining at least a connection offer to the at least one attachment entity based on a communication characteristic, the transmission of a proposal comprising the at least one determined connection offer.
- the management method allows devices on the move, such as drones, to be permanently connected to a communication network. This continuous connection is necessary so that the service offer supported by the drone is effectively always satisfied but also so that the device on the move can always be accessible for identification reasons but also to be able to stop it if necessary.
- the implementation of the method by a mediation entity communicating with a plurality of operators also makes it possible to make the characteristics of the device on the move anonymous for the operators, but also not to provide the device manager with information relating to the operators.
- the mediation entity also has the advantage of being able to develop a connection offer that does not require the device manager to know the operators who can offer connectivity on a section of the trip and to possibly request a large number of calls himself. operators.
- This method differs from a roaming offer according to the prior art, by determining a connectivity offer specific to the movement of the device and not from a generic offer independent of the movement and of the device specific to the techniques.
- roaming systems used by operators in communication networks.
- the attachment entities are, for example, access entities of cellular networks, such as eNodeBs or access points of fifth generation (5G) networks, access points of Wi-Fi networks or even devices used by consumer customers and businesses in local networks, such as residential gateways, also known as Boxes.
- the method also makes it possible to possibly determine several connectivity options or connectivity offers depending on the movement of the device, allowing the manager of the device to be able to select a connection offer prior to the movement and thus to be able to reserve resources to effectively ensure the connection. of the device when moving.
- the mediation entity can advantageously use information relating to connectivity offers determined for previously received requests to determine a connection offer suited to the new request received.
- the mediation entity can thus keep in a database the characteristics of the offers established previously to determine a new offer.
- the mediation entity can also take into account the offers determined previously, in particular to ensure load balancing of the attachment entities and avoid too many connections to separate devices to an attachment entity to a given moment.
- the mediation entity thus intervenes advantageously in the availability of connections for a set of devices on the move for which it is necessary to ensure the availability and quality of service of the connection.
- the connection request further comprises a device connection time.
- connection request can advantageously include a connection duration thus allowing the various operators requested by the mediation entity to be able to effectively know whether they have resources corresponding to this duration and to be able to reserve them if necessary, thus improving the management of access network resources.
- the information on the connection time of the device, corresponding to a travel time also makes it possible to determine the speed of movement of the device thanks to the information on the displacement and to determine the connection offer adapted to this speed.
- the management method further comprises the reception from the at least one entity of a submission message comprising the characteristic of communication to the at least one attachment entity of an operator, the characteristic being used to determine the connection offer.
- the mediation entity can consult a database comprising the various connection data to operator attachment entities, this data being obtained prior to receipt of the connection request.
- the mediation entity can also forward the connection request to attachment entities and determine the offer from the messages received from the attachment entities.
- These messages advantageously include characteristics, in particular duration of availability of the connection, location of the connection, quality of service, and / or available throughput, and / or security allowing the mediation entity to determine an offer.
- the communication characteristic relates to a technology implemented by at least one attachment entity.
- the received communication characteristic advantageously relates to a technology.
- the mediation entity may determine a connection offer based more on cellular technologies (3G, 4G, 5G) if the connection request is demanding in terms of maintaining connectivity and securing data or rather based on Wi-Fi technologies to obtain higher speeds.
- the management method further comprises the transmission of at least one negotiation message comprising an update of the communication characteristic if the determined connection offer does not correspond to the request. received.
- the mediation entity sends a negotiation message including an updated characteristic. This sending occurs in particular when the mediation entity composes the connection offer from the various messages received, and a new communication characteristic could make it possible to respond to the request received.
- the entity can thus ask an attachment entity to propose a new duration, and / or a change in technology, and / or a new quality of service parameter.
- the submission message further comprises a cost associated with the communication characteristic.
- the attachment entity can advantageously transmit a cost associated with the communication characteristic so that each connection offer determined by the mediation entity corresponds to an associated cost. This cost associated with each offer can then be used by the manager of the device to select an offer from among those received.
- the management method further comprises obtaining an authorization message for the connection of said device prior to determining the connection offer.
- connection offer is possibly subject to authorization of the provision of a connection to the device. Before submitting the proposal, authorization for this connection from an entity regulating the movement of devices, for example drone flights, is possibly required. This authorization message can also be received from a device specific to the mediation entity ensuring the determination of the connection offer.
- the management method further comprises receiving from a control entity the modified connection request with a communication characteristic required by the control entity.
- a control or regulatory entity may impose certain transmission characteristics on the device.
- this entity can impose a sending of location data allowing the control entity to follow the movement of the device and / or the control entity can request an additional communication feature to the device.
- the connection request further comprises a quality of service parameter.
- the objective being to determine an offer adapted to the displacement, and possibly to the duration of the displacement of the device, it is also advantageous for the request to include a quality of service parameter thus allowing the mediation entity to determine an offer adapted to the quality of service parameter of the data to be transmitted or received from the determined connection offer.
- the communication characteristics can thus be examined as a function of the required quality of service parameter.
- the proposal message further comprises proof that the connection offer corresponds to an uninterrupted connection to at least one communication network.
- the movement of the device can be conditioned by the fact that the determined connection offer is indeed uninterrupted and that the device on the move will always be reachable when it is moving.
- Evidence for example a certificate attached to the offer by the mediation entity, can be transmitted so that the device can effectively demonstrate its reachability.
- the certificate can also advantageously be used to authorize the attachment of the device to the various attachment entities during its movement.
- the management method further comprises receiving a new modified connection request comprising an update of the movement.
- connection offer received does not match the request sent, because it is not possible to guarantee an uninterrupted connection or because the characteristics of the connection do not meet the requirements of the device manager, a new connection request comprising a new displacement, alternative to the first transmitted displacement which could not give rise to a satisfactory connection offer.
- the invention also relates to a device for managing an uninterrupted connection of a moving device to at least one attachment entity of at least one operator of a communication network, capable of communicating with the at least one. entity, comprising A receiver, able to receive a connection request comprising an identifier of said device and information relating to the movement of said device,
- a computer able to determine at least one connection offer to at least one attachment entity from a communication characteristic
- An issuer able to make a proposal including at least one specific connection offer.
- This device capable of implementing the allocation method which has just been described in all of its embodiments, is intended to be implemented in a mediation entity of a communication infrastructure and can be implemented without in physical equipment or in virtualized form.
- the invention also relates to a system for managing an uninterrupted connection of a device on the move to at least one attachment entity of at least one operator of a communication network comprising:
- a mediation entity comprising a management device
- At least one attachment entity to which the device attaches when moving.
- the invention also relates to a computer program comprising instructions for implementing the steps of the management method which has just been described, when this program is executed by a processor and a recording medium readable by a recording device. management on which the computer program is saved.
- This program can use any programming language, and be in the form of source code, object code, or intermediate code between source code and object code, such as in a partially compiled form, or in any other. desirable form.
- the invention also relates to an information medium readable by a computer, and comprising instructions of the computer program as mentioned above.
- the information medium can be any entity or device capable of storing the programs.
- the medium may include a storage medium, such as a ROM, for example a CD ROM or a circuit ROM. microelectronics, or a magnetic recording means, for example on a hard disk.
- the information medium can be a transmissible medium such as an electrical or optical signal, which can be conveyed via an electrical or optical cable, by radio or by other means.
- the program according to the invention can in particular be downloaded from an Internet type network.
- the information medium can be an integrated circuit in which the program is incorporated, the circuit being adapted to execute or to be used in the execution of the method in question.
- FIG 1 shows an example of the situation in which the invention is implemented
- FIG 2 shows a description of the management method according to a first embodiment
- FIG 3 presents an overview of the steps of the management method according to another embodiment
- FIG 4 shows another overview of the steps of the management method according to yet another embodiment
- FIG 5 shows a management device according to one aspect of the invention.
- a moving device represented by a drone DR1
- a TRI movement It can be any device moving on a route and requiring an uninterrupted connection to be able to use a communication service, to be able to be reached and / or to be able to have a legal obligation to monitor the device.
- a moving device attaches itself to successive networks as it moves, running the risk of not being connected at a given moment for lack of resources, for example.
- the movement is predefined and the device DR1 knows a priori, that is to say before it executes the movement, to which networks it will successively go.
- the device DR 1 will be connected by successively attaching itself to the attachment entities MN01, MN02, MN02 ′ and MN03 with regard to the displacement TRI.
- the attachment entities can provide connectivity based on distinct technologies (Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, 5G %) and they can be managed by public or private operators, separate or not for the management of these entities.
- a mediation entity specific to an operator or external to an operator negotiates connection times to attachment entities possibly administered by separate operators and guarantees an uninterrupted connection to the DR device. 1.
- the negotiation can advantageously relate to quality of service criteria and a geographical area.
- the information relating to the movement of the device may correspond to GPS data (in English Global Positioning System) or else to indications relating to mapping data specific to the moving device or more generic such as a location map.
- GPS data in English Global Positioning System
- indications relating to mapping data specific to the moving device or more generic such as a location map.
- attachment entities belonging to separate operators are required to provide continuous connectivity to the device.
- the trip can be done within a single country or in several countries indifferently.
- the attachment entities can equally well be cellular network base stations or Wi-Fi access points or any attachment entity making it possible to be able to send and receive data to or from a communication network.
- an operator can just as well be a telecommunications network operator as an operator of an internal network of a company or of a personal network, such as a home network.
- an attachment to an entity also means a connection to the entity, the device having to have a configuration allowing it to transmit and receive data via the attachment entity to which it is connected.
- the device DR2 moves along a path DR2 and successively attaches itself to the attachment entities MN02, MN01, MN03 and MN03 ', the last two entities being managed by the same operator and the first two by two different operators.
- the device DR2 has uninterrupted connectivity to a communications network, giving it the possibility of always being reachable along the way.
- This uninterrupted connectivity also allows him to be able to effectively be authorized to move on the path DR2, the uninterrupted connectivity being able to represent an obligation required by an entity for controlling the movement of such devices.
- a mediation entity (CB for Connectivity Broker in English) which is responsible for determining a connection offer for a device on the move, which is considered to be a drone in this embodiment.
- the mediation entity interacts with an MNO entity (in English Mobile Network Operator) which can be a market place where operators MNOl, MN02, MN03 contract times, durations and places of connection .
- MNO entity in English Mobile Network Operator
- the entity MNO can be an operator distinct from MNO1, MN02 and MN03 or else one of the 3 operators.
- the MNO entity can according to another example be a negotiation entity which is not an operator.
- the CB entity interacts with the MNO entity through the IMNO communication interface.
- the entity CB interacts directly with the 3 entities MN01, MN02 and MN03 and determines a connection offer from the negotiations carried out with the three operators without interacting with a market place.
- the mediation entity receives a connection request from an SP entity (in English Service Provider) in order to provide an uninterrupted connection to one or more devices on the move.
- the entity SP can be for example a drone operator, a car rental company or an industrial robot supplier or any entity whose mission is to manage devices on the move for which a continuous connection to a communication network is required.
- the entity SP transmits a connection request for a drone, a machine, a car as appropriate, by transmitting a connection request via the ISP interface to the mediation entity CB.
- the entity SP itself receives a request from a service provider. For example, an entity ensuring the supervision of an electrical network or infrastructure equipment may require the supervision of this equipment. geographically dispersed for which the SP operator will request a connection from the CB entity via the ISP interface.
- the CB entity can also interact with other entities for the implementation of the management method.
- the CB entity can interact with a Reg entity in charge of recording the contracts established between the BC entity and the MNO entity and / or the MNOl, MN02, MN03 entities.
- the CB entity can request the registration of contracts from the Reg entity, this registration relying for example on Blockchain technologies or a distributed ledger technology (DLT). ) to develop and validate contracts (in English Smart Contracts) or add transactions when a composite connectivity contract is validated. Updating the records is important, especially in the event that the connection is interrupted and responsibility for this interruption must be sought.
- the registration can also be used advantageously for the remuneration of the various actors involved in the provision of connectivity. It should be noted that the management method can be implemented without the IBC interface being activated, for example if the CB entity itself ensures the monitoring and recording of the connectivity offers established for the SP entity.
- the CB entity can also interface with other identified entities OTH (in English Others). According to one example, it may be an authority ensuring the authorizations and monitoring of devices on the move. For example, in the case of drones, an OTH entity may authorize the flight of the drone on the trajectory required by the SP entity on the condition that a continuous connection offer has been determined and transmitted to the CB entity. .
- the CB entity can be operated by a drone management entity (UTM - in English Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management).
- UMS Unmanned Aircraft System
- the OTH entity can be an insurance entity requiring to be informed of the possibilities for the insured device to be reachable in any place during its movement.
- the OTH entity can be an industrial equipment supplier ensuring the supervision of the equipment on the move in charge of monitoring industrial installations.
- the CB entity communicates with the OTH entity or the OTH entities if several OTH entities are involved in the implementation of the method via the IOTH interface.
- the management method can be implemented without interaction with an OTH entity.
- a service provider SP here represented by a drone operator, sends a connection request for a drone, an identifier of which is transmitted in the request, to a mediation entity CB.
- the provider SP further transmits a path of the drone.
- the drone is identified by an alphanumeric character string and / or an IP address and / or an FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name).
- the request further comprises a travel time corresponding to a required connection time. Thanks to this information on the duration of the connection, the mediation entity can calculate the speed of the drone and determine a connection offer adapted to the speed of the drone, in particular by selecting radio technologies that effectively allow the drone to attach itself quickly enough to the drone. access network.
- the connection request comprises a period of time repeating itself at regular intervals.
- it may be a movement from a location A to a location B taking place every day between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the case where the device performs tasks which are repeated regularly on a given trip.
- the Alpha drone moves between Lannion and Rennes and its travel time is two hours, the displacement taking place between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on November 5, 2019.
- the trip can be established from a set of GPS coordinates, the number of coordinates being adapted to the precision of the desired path.
- the route can also be established from map coordinates.
- the supplier SP can also transmit to the mediation entity CB one or more communication data of the drone on the move.
- the entity SP indicates that the Alpha drone requires a high communication speed (for example 20Mb / s) and a low latency for a high speed video service in real time. These communication data make it possible to determine a connection offer that is most suited to the movement of the drone but also to the services implemented by the drone during its movement.
- the mediation entity CB requests a validation OTH entity, which is in the example an entity for authorizing and regulating drone flights.
- the CB entity requires an authorization for the movement of the drone by providing the OTH entity with the information transmitted to it by the SP entity during step 300.
- the OTH entity if it authorizes the movement of the drone , transmits in return an authorization of the movement during step 302.
- the OTH entity can furthermore indicate additional requirements.
- the OTH entity further indicates to the CB entity that the drone must also have an IoT (Internet of Things) type communication channel to transmit the position of the drone every minute. , this so that the OTH entity can ensure the movement of the drone corresponding to the authorization transmitted.
- IoT Internet of Things
- the mediation entity requests an MNO marketplace, this marketplace having for object to communicate with a set of attachment entity of MNOx operators to collect individual connectivity offers.
- MNO entity allows the CB mediation entity to free itself from knowledge of technologies and associated constraints.
- the MNO marketplace can indeed maintain regular exchanges with a multitude of operator attachment entities providing connectivity to a given location and possibly at a given time.
- the CB entity in its solicitation message describes the need for connectivity as required by the SP entity and possibly the OTH entity during steps 300 and 302.
- the marketplace solicits its request. goes through the MNOx attachment entities and in return receives the submission messages from the different attachment entities.
- the submission messages include a communication characteristic, such as for example an access technology (Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, 5G) and / or a maximum data rate or even a quality of service characteristic.
- the submission messages further include, according to one example, a proposed connection duration as well as a cost associated with the communication characteristic.
- a communication characteristic such as for example an access technology (Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, 5G) and / or a maximum data rate or even a quality of service characteristic.
- the submission messages further include, according to one example, a proposed connection duration as well as a cost associated with the communication characteristic.
- an attachment entity offering 4G connectivity and 5G connectivity may indicate in addition to these types of connectivity offered, a cost associated with each of these connectivity. allowing the CB mediation entity to determine the connection offer best suited to the service required by the SP entity and at the most appropriate cost.
- the marketplace receives the following connectivity offers from three attachment entities belonging to two distinct operators: an MNO 1 offers 2 connectivity packages for the communication service requested by the SP supplier for the Alpha drone: A) between Lannion and Guingamp, from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., and B) from Lamballe to Rennes between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., for a speed of 20 Mbps and a maximum latency of 50 ms.
- An MNO 2 offers a service between Saint-Brieuc and Rennes from 2:30 p.m.
- the attachment entities can transmit their offers via a management entity of the respective operators in particular in charge of shaping the connectivity offers and ensuring their follow-up.
- Each offer proposed by the attachment entities MNOl, MN02, MN03 is also associated with a cost.
- step 306 the marketplace forwards the connectivity offers received to the CB mediation entity.
- the various communication characteristics as well as the costs associated with the respective offers are also transmitted to the CB mediation entity.
- the mediation entity determines a connection offer corresponding to the request received during step 300 and developed from the individual connectivity offers received, and as a function of the communication characteristics and the associated costs. to each individual offer.
- the mediation entity may determine several connection offers which may differ depending on their cost, their communications characteristics and the attachment entities. Thus, the SP supplier may prefer an offer at the lowest cost, or a connectivity offer offering additional characteristics compared to those required or respecting external constraints (flight over certain parts of the territory impossible) may be preferred.
- the mediation entity determines the following connection offer:
- the MNOx attachment entities directly transmit submission messages including the individual connectivity offers to the CB mediation entity.
- the mediation entity can request again during stages not shown in [Fig 3] instead of MNO or directly the attachment entities of the operators possibly by modifying data specific to the connection request to obtain new submission messages and determine a continuous connection offer.
- the mediating CB entity can determine a connection offer without soliciting an MNO or attachment entities. This is in particular possible if the mediation entity CB to store submission messages transmitted for a previous request and if the new connection request received can give rise to the determination of a connection offer from the stored messages, for example. for trips repeating at regular intervals.
- the mediation entity CB sends to an accreditation Ace entity a message comprising the determined connection offer so that this Ace entity accepts or does not accept the determined connection offer and validates the connection offers.
- various attachments of the offer as well as the associated communication characteristics. According to one example, the Ace entity and the OTH entity are one and the same.
- the entity CB transmits a proposal comprising the determined connection offer to the service provider SP, in response to the request message received during step 300.
- the proposal message comprises proof that the connection offer corresponds to an uninterrupted connection to at least one communication network.
- this proof is transmitted by the entity Ace during step 308.
- the entity CB indicates in the proposal which operators or even which attachment entities take charge of the vehicle and on which parts of the journey. Information relating to the cost associated with connectivity and quality of service is in addition possibly transmitted, in particular in the case where several connection offers are included in the proposal and the fleet manager must choose one.
- the service provider SP If the proposal is accepted by the service provider SP, the latter sends an agreement message to the mediation entity CB during step 310.
- the agreement message can include the selection of one of the offers proposed by the CB entity. This agreement can act as a contract.
- the mediation entity CB On receipt of the agreement from the service provider SP, the mediation entity CB transmits, during a step 311, a notification message to the attachment entities whose individual connectivity offers are used in the service offer. connection.
- This notification message advantageously comprises the communication characteristics, the connection duration and information on the section of the route during which a connection is required.
- the mediation CB entity subscribes to the individual connectivity offers as formulated by the attachment entities possibly via the marketplace independently of the overlaps that may exist between the individual connectivity offers of the MNOx entities (In the example previous, the connectivity offers of MNOs 1 and 3 overlap from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.).
- the mediating entity determined an uninterrupted connectivity offering in step 307, but also avoiding or limiting connectivity overlaps between the individual offers.
- the notification message includes the connectivity offer modified by contribution to the offer received from the home entity in steps 305 and 306.
- the mediation entity CB transmits the connection offer determined and accepted by the service provider and possibly approved by the entity Ace to a contract manager Reg for the recording of data relating to the offers. connections, associated costs and guarantees relating to these contracts.
- a vehicle fleet manager transmits to a mediation entity a connection request for a Gamma truck transporting vehicles. sensitive materials and to circulate on November 10 in accordance with a series of GPS data transmitted in the connection request.
- the required connection does not require a high speed but a very high availability so that it is guaranteed that the vehicle is reachable at any point of the journey and that it can itself transmit relative information every 10 seconds. to its location during its movement.
- the mediation entity transmits to attachment entities the connection request as well as the route of the vehicle and the very high availability required, corresponding to a quality of service parameter demanding for the connectivity service. to provide.
- the mediation entity receives the submission messages from the various attachment entities, these submission messages being able to be transmitted by operator management entities ensuring the administration of these entities, as well as the communication characteristics proposed to guarantee the availability of the connection on the attachment entity in question. In this case, it may be statistics of the availability of such connectivity for a past period and the means implemented by the home entity to rescue a connection that is failing.
- the mediation entity determines a connection offer from the various submission messages received from the attachment entities. Regarding the request received, the mediation entity must establish a connection offer allowing that at each point of the journey followed by the vehicle, at least two attachments to two distinct entities are programmed in the connection offer to be determined. .
- the security characteristics specific to the access networks to which the vehicle is likely to attach during its movement are also taken into account by the mediation entity. Thus, a telecommunications operator's 4G network may be preferred to a business or city Wi-Fi hot spot.
- the mediation entity evaluates whether the determined connection offer actually responds to the connection request received, taking into account the communication characteristics received in relation to the requirements present in the connection request received.
- the mediation entity transmits, if necessary, during step 204 the determined connection offer to one or more control entities so that they this can ensure, for example, that the connection offer determined is able to meet safety and compliance rules relating to the movement of the Gamma vehicle and the sensitive materials transported.
- the mediation entity may execute alternatively or jointly one or two actions following this impossibility of determining a satisfactory offer.
- the mediation entity again requests attachment entities, which are identical or new in relation to the request made during step 201, indicating the criteria required for this new one. solicitation, these criteria may be different from those indicated above.
- the mediation entity proposes to the attachment entities to modify their offers because no offer corresponds to the request received during step 201.
- a response message is transmitted to the fleet manager to indicate to him that no connection offer can be established from the submission messages received and to ask him if he wants modify his request.
- the incompatibility between the offer and the request may relate to the planned trip and the proposed connection, the quality of service offered by the attachment entities, the cost of the connection offer or any other parameter relating to the offer.
- This message sent during step 212 allows the mediation entity and the fleet manager to negotiate the parameters of the connection offer. For example, the fleet manager can indicate a new trip and / or a new schedule (day / time) of the trip that the mediation entity can take into account to request the attachment entities.
- a new connection request can be sent during step 200 if the initial request can be modified. If no new request modifying the initial request is received during step 212, then the mediation entity examines during step 211 and possibly 202 whether new submission messages are received for the initially received request and if possible determines a new connection offer.
- connection offer Following the transmission during step 204 of a connection offer to one or more control entities, the latter send back to step 205 whether or not the connection offer is validated. If the connection offer actually makes it possible to satisfy the control entity or entities, the connection offer is then validated and the mediation entity can then inform the fleet manager during step 206 of the connection offer determined by the mediation entity and validated by one or more control entities. In the event that a control entity does not validate the determined connection offer, then the mediation entity executes the operation (s) specific to step 210.
- the fleet manager validates or not the connection offer during step 207. If the connection offer corresponds to the request with regard to the communication characteristics and the cost, then the fleet manager validates the offer and sends a validation message. In the event that the connection offer is not validated by the fleet manager, the mediation entity executes the operation (s) specific to step 210.
- the mediation entity transmits a contract execution message to the various entities impacted or concerned by the connection offer, namely the attachment entities, the controlling entity (ies), the fleet manager as well as a contract manager, the contract being able to be recorded using blockchain techniques.
- connection management device 400 implements the connection management method, various embodiments of which have just been described.
- Such a device 400 can be implemented in a mediation entity as described in the various embodiments of the management method.
- the device can for example be implemented in a management entity of a telecommunications operator or in a management entity of a company in charge of soliciting operators to offer connectivity services adapted to the services and travel characteristics. of devices.
- Device 400 can be instantiated in a fixed or mobile communication architecture and can be instantiated in virtualized form.
- the device 400 comprises a processing unit 430, equipped for example with an mR microprocessor, and controlled by a computer program 410, stored in a memory 420 and implementing the charging method according to the invention.
- a computer program 410 stored in a memory 420 and implementing the charging method according to the invention.
- the code instructions of the computer program 410 are, for example, loaded into a RAM memory, before being executed by the processor of the processing unit 430.
- Such a device 400 comprises: a receiver 401, able to receive a connection request (Req) comprising an identifier of a moving device and information relating to the movement of said device, a computer 402, able to determine at least one offer of connection to at least one attachment entity of at least one operator of a communication network from a communication characteristic, a transmitter 403, able to send a proposal (Prop) comprising at least one offer of connection determined.
- a connection request (Req) comprising an identifier of a moving device and information relating to the movement of said device
- a computer 402 able to determine at least one offer of connection to at least one attachment entity of at least one operator of a communication network from a communication characteristic
- a transmitter 403 able to send a proposal (Prop) comprising at least one offer of connection determined.
- the method of managing an uninterrupted connection of a device on the move has the advantage for the provider of device-based services to have a guarantee that the device, and therefore the services using the device, can be implemented. without interruption thanks to the permanent connection to a communication network.
- drones carrying thermal cameras would make it possible to fight effectively against illegal fishing at night, in the 3 mile zone.
- the areas to be monitored are vast and the maritime network coverage remains quite uneven, according to the different operators. Being able to benefit from roaming in a continuous and guaranteed way would make it possible to provide continuous connectivity and therefore to be able to alert maritime affairs at any time to a catch in the act.
- the photos and videos captured by drones must be able to serve as legal evidence, hence the interest of being able to validate the networks that will be used for connectivity and therefore, which will be able to certify the mission and the data obtained. of this mission (notarial networks).
- the architecture of the management process can be extended to other use cases, in particular for any type of vehicle (car, truck, cycle, motorcycle, etc.) connected. Like drones, these must benefit from continuous coverage and certain sensitive data flows must preferably be transmitted over notarized networks.
- the mediation entity could in this case be linked to the GPS (augmented GPS), which could propose a route rather than another depending on the offers of this connectivity, whether it is a leisure trip (eg video streaming) or professional (eg network access for working on a laptop, truck tracking).
- 5G will be the only technology capable of providing the speeds and QoS necessary for certain applications.
- certain uses dedicated to 5G verticals will require continuous 5G connectivity, rather than an alternating network, for example 4G and 5G.
- the management method therefore also makes it possible to attach a device on the move continuously using a specific technology (here of 5G type) thanks to the determination of the connection offer which can favor a given technology as a characteristic of the connection. communication.
- the management method is also of interest to operators who can predict the resources to be allocated at a given time in a given geographical area. Since the capacities of the resources can be managed more and more dynamically by using the techniques of virtualization and configurable networks on demand, the method can be advantageously coupled with these techniques making it possible to configure the networks on demand.
- the management method can also be implemented dynamically, typically when the moving device has to change its path when it has initiated its movement, so as to be able to guarantee the device and the entities requiring permanent connectivity of the device. , a continued connection on the new path updated during the move.
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