AI Controller Integration for Unified Multi-Vendor Network Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management of multiple network controllers from different vendors in a multi-controller environment is complicated due to siloed access and integration challenges, leading to inefficient network management and potential conflicts between controller actions.
Innovation Solution
A multi-controller management platform utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) integrates controller data by translating workflows and user interfaces across controllers, enabling unified management through a single interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different controllers from different vendors are used to manage networking environment, then the functionality and coverage of network management is improved, but the complexity of management platform and ease of operation deteriorates due to siloed access and multiple interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple controller interfaces and management platforms into a single unified management platform. The system combines data from multiple controllers (Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, etc.) into one integrated interface, allowing network administrators to manage diverse network equipment without switching between multiple vendor-specific platforms. This directly addresses the contradiction by maintaining versatility while reducing platform complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The management platform is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple controller types and protocols simultaneously. It provides multi-functional capabilities including unified authentication, centralized policy management, and cross-vendor device control through a single platform, thereby improving ease of operation without sacrificing the ability to manage diverse network infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different controllers are used to manage networking environment, then the coverage of network management is improved, but the ease of operation worsens as users must jump from controller to controller and their related platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer - the unified management platform - that mediates between the user and multiple controller systems. This intermediary provides centralized authentication, single sign-on capability, and unified access to all controllers through one interface, eliminating the need for users to jump between separate controller platforms while maintaining comprehensive network management coverage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different controllers are used in multi-controller environment, then the functionality is improved, but the reliability worsens due to potential conflicts between controller actions affecting network connections
Solution Approach 1:
The management platform implements feedback mechanisms that monitor and track actions across multiple controllers in real-time. The system detects potential conflicts between controller actions, provides alerts to administrators, and can automatically coordinate changes to prevent network disruptions. This feedback loop maintains reliability while preserving the functional benefits of multiple controllers.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for a system to integrate data from multiple controllers such that a user may manage and/or have visibility to the multiple controllers from a single management platform and/or dashboard. For example, each of the multiple controllers may be associated with a large language model (LLM) that may be trained on a functionality associated with the controller, as well as the structure of the user interface associated with the controller. Using data associated with the secondary controller and output by the LLM of the secondary controller, the data may be used by the primary controller and the LLM of the primary controller such that data of the secondary controller (e.g., command data and/or user interface data) may be integrated with data of the primary controller (e.g., command data and/or user interface data) at a single controller management system and/or dashboard.