Cloud Routing Visualization UI for Non-Crossing Traffic Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in efficiently visualizing and troubleshooting complex traffic routing configurations in cloud computing networks, particularly in large-scale cloud environments, leading to confusion and potential errors in service discovery and configuration management.
Innovation Solution
A visual representation of the service discovery process is provided in a web-based networking tool UI, modeling the discovery chain as a series of configuration types (routers, splitters, and resolvers) with graphical elements and non-crossing lines to depict data traffic routes, enabling users to verify and troubleshoot routing configurations without scanning complex files.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually configure and review traffic routing configurations in large-scale cloud networks, then service discovery and configuration management can be achieved, but users experience confusion and errors due to the complexity and volume of configuration files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the complex routing configuration data in the form of an interactive graph. Instead of requiring users to read and interpret extensive text-based configuration files, the system generates a visual graph that copies the essential routing relationships and topology information in an easily consumable format, allowing users to verify configurations at a glance without being overwhelmed by file complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of reading, parsing, and reviewing text-based configuration files with an automated visual rendering system. The system automatically generates and displays graphical representations of routing configurations, substituting the manual inspection process with an automated visual interface that reduces user cognitive load and minimizes configuration errors
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If users scan numerous complex configuration files to troubleshoot traffic routing issues, then routing problems can be identified, but valuable time and resources are consumed in the process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms routing configuration data from a one-dimensional text-based format into a two-dimensional visual graph representation. This dimensional change allows users to perceive routing relationships, topology structures, and potential issues spatially rather than linearly, enabling faster detection and measurement of routing problems without requiring time-consuming scans through numerous configuration files
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive configuration files are used to define nearly infinite configuration options for each service, then service customization and flexibility are improved, but user confidence in routing configurations decreases due to confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the routing configuration data that preserves all configuration options and relationships while presenting them in an easily verifiable format. The visual graph captures the essence of complex routing rules and topology information, allowing users to quickly verify that configurations are routing traffic as intended, thereby maintaining flexibility while boosting user confidence through visual verification
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AI summary
A configuration of a service of a cloud computing system is rendered in a user interface of an electronic display, according to a discovery chain generated by a networking tool using a service discovery function to establish the configuration. The configuration includes one or more of a router, a splitter, and/or a resolver, each having one or more configuration files that are represented as a graphical element within a graphical representation of the one or more of the router, the splitter, and/or the resolver. The configuration further includes data traffic routes between pairs of the configuration files, each being represented in the UI as a line between each pair of configuration files, where each line is rendered in the UI so as to avoid crossing over any graphical element that represents a configuration file.