Device Policy Profile Exchange in Embedded Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information handling systems with embedded electronics in device networks face challenges in efficiently managing and updating device policies across diverse devices, leading to inconsistencies and performance issues due to varying hardware and software configurations.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for device policy exchange in a network of devices with embedded electronics, where devices can propagate and update profiles, including public and private settings, through peer-to-peer communication, enabling consistent configuration and optimization of device performance by managing and sharing performance information and adjusting operational settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If devices in a network use varying hardware and software configurations to adapt to different applications, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity and difficulty of managing consistent policies worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses profile templates that define standard device policies and configurations. These templates act as reusable copies that can be propagated across multiple devices, ensuring consistent policy management while accommodating device variations through parameter customization rather than recreating policies from scratch for each device
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal profile template structure that can accommodate different device types, hardware configurations, and software environments. The template framework is designed to be multi-functional, serving as a single mechanism for managing policies across diverse devices while maintaining adaptability through configurable parameters
2Manufacturing precision
If manual device policy updates are performed across diverse devices, then manufacturing precision and control are improved, but loss of time and productivity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines policy templates with optimal configurations determined beforehand. These templates contain pre-configured settings, security policies, and operational parameters that have been optimized in advance, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual configuration while ensuring accuracy through pre-validated templates
Solution Approach 2:
Devices automatically receive and apply profile templates through self-service mechanisms. The system enables automated propagation of policy updates across the device network without requiring manual intervention for each device, reducing both time and human effort while maintaining configuration accuracy through automated enforcement
3Reliability
If centralized device management is implemented, then reliability and consistency are improved, but device complexity and system overhead worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments device management into two distinct layers: profile templates that define policies and configurations, and device-specific instances that apply these templates. This segmentation allows centralized management of the template layer for consistency while keeping individual device configurations simple through template application, reducing overall system complexity
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AI summary
An information handling system include a memory and a processor that determines that the information handling system is of a first class of devices, receives a first profile from a management system, the first profile being for the first class of devices, receives a second profile from the management system, the second profile being for a second class of devices, the second class being different from the first class, couples to a peer device, determines whether the peer device is of the first class of device or the second class of devices, and sends the first profile to the peer device in response to determining that the peer device is of the first class of devices.