Clustered Network Orchestrator for External Host Configuration Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing distributed node systems face challenges in integrating external network host configuration protocols that operate at the individual host/node level with centralized network management, leading to inefficiencies and poor scalability.
Innovation Solution
A network management component (NMC) integrates external network host configuration protocols, such as SLAAC and DHCP, with centralized network configurations by analyzing and merging network configuration reports to determine and implement both external and internal network configurations, using a network configuration learner, reporter, and merger functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If external network host configuration protocols are integrated with centralized network management, then network configuration flexibility and adaptability are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A network management component is introduced as an intermediary between external network host configuration protocols and the centralized network management system. This component receives network configuration reports from external protocols, analyzes them, and integrates them with internal network configurations, thereby enabling protocol integration while shielding the core system from complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The network configuration management is divided into separate functional modules: external protocol handling, report analysis, configuration merging, and implementation. This segmentation allows each module to specialize in specific tasks, improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If network configuration reports from external protocols are analyzed and merged with internal configurations, then network address utilization is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Network configuration reports from external protocols are analyzed and merged with internal configurations in advance, before actual network operations begin. This preliminary processing ensures that network addresses are pre-configured and ready for use, improving utilization while minimizing processing time during critical operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If distributed node systems support both externally managed and internally managed network addresses, then system versatility is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network management component is designed to handle multiple network address management functions through a unified interface. It can manage both externally managed network addresses from host configuration protocols and internally managed network addresses, making the system versatile while presenting a single management interface to reduce complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Integration of a clustered network orchestrator with host configuration protocols in a distributed node network system can be performed and managed. Respective nodes of the node network can generate, and store in a data store, respective network configuration reports (NCRs) based on respective portions of network configuration-related information relating to an external network host configuration protocol that are received from an external device by the respective nodes. A network management component (NMC) can determine a first network configuration of the network of nodes based on analysis of the NCRs, wherein the first network configuration relates to a first group of network addresses. NMC can determine a second network configuration of the network of nodes based on analysis of other network configuration-related information associated with an internal network configuration protocol associated with the node network, wherein the second network configuration relates to a second group of network addresses.