Automatic Network Configuration via Pathway Ranking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing systems face issues with malicious and excessive use that reduce availability, throughput, reliability, and responsiveness by improperly utilizing system resources, necessitating automatic configuration of network resources.
Innovation Solution
A method for automatic network configuration involves obtaining ranking data for data transport pathways between a service provider infrastructure system and an external system by testing services provided by the external system, and allocating the highest-ranking data transport pathway to a communication session.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual network configuration is used, then system resources can be controlled, but availability and responsiveness are reduced due to improper resource utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically configures network resources by selecting optimal data transport pathways without human intervention. The network system monitors resource utilization metrics and autonomously makes configuration decisions, allowing the system to serve itself and eliminate improper resource utilization that reduces availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary testing of services provided by external systems through different entry nodes before allocating data transport pathways. By pre-evaluating service availability and performance characteristics, the system prepares configuration options in advance, improving responsiveness when configuration decisions are needed.
2Reliability
If multiple data transport pathways are maintained, then system reliability is improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes parameters such as entry node selection, exit node selection, and data transport pathway configuration based on monitored resource utilization metrics. By dynamically adjusting these parameters, the system maintains multiple pathway options for reliability while optimizing resource utilization by selecting the most efficient pathways for active communication sessions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically selects and allocates data transport pathways based on current resource utilization conditions rather than maintaining static configurations. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to changing network conditions, maintaining reliability through multiple options while improving productivity by utilizing resources efficiently in real-time.
3Speed
If automatic pathway allocation is implemented, then system responsiveness is improved, but configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic pathway allocation by continuously monitoring resource utilization metrics and using this feedback to make configuration decisions. The feedback loop enables the system to respond automatically to changing conditions, improving responsiveness while the automated nature of the feedback-based decision process manages complexity by eliminating manual configuration steps.
Data Source
AI summary
Automatic network configuration includes obtaining, by a virtual private network service provider infrastructure system, ranking data for data transport pathways between the virtual private network service provider infrastructure system and an external system, wherein a respective data transport pathway from the data transport pathways includes a respective exit node in the virtual private network service provider infrastructure system in communication with a respective entry node in the external system, wherein obtaining the ranking data includes obtaining at least a portion of the ranking data by testing a service provided by the external system via the entry node, and allocating, by the virtual private network service provider infrastructure system, a data transport pathway from the data transport pathways to a communication session, wherein the data transport pathway is a highest-ranking data transport pathway in the ranking data.