Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface for Multi-VPC Cloud Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Private carriers face high costs when creating extensive networks, and existing cloud computing systems lack efficient methods to provision virtual private clouds across multiple services and physical resources, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and connectivity.
Innovation Solution
A Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface is established, allowing a single physical connection to a public cloud infrastructure to provision multiple virtual circuits for Virtual Private Clouds, leveraging Ethernet Exchange technology and multi-tenancy concepts to connect customers, carriers, and cloud providers, enabling efficient resource allocation and isolation between organizations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If private carriers create their own private networks with multiple physical connections, then connectivity and reliability are improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple virtual private cloud connections into a single physical connection infrastructure. The Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface consolidates what would traditionally require separate physical connections for each VPC into one shared physical link, thereby reducing cost while maintaining connectivity for multiple VPCs through virtualization and isolation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The single physical connection is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously by providing connectivity to multiple Virtual Private Clouds. The Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface acts as a universal access point that can provision and manage connections for numerous VPCs, making the physical infrastructure multi-functional and cost-effective.
2Reliability
If multiple physical connections are established for each Virtual Private Cloud, then isolation and security are improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single physical connection into multiple virtual connections, each dedicated to a specific Virtual Private Cloud. Through virtualization techniques, the physical interface is divided into logical segments that provide isolation between VPCs, maintaining security and reliability without requiring separate physical hardware for each connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface serves as an intermediary between the single physical connection and multiple VPCs. This mediator layer handles the complexity of provisioning, managing, and isolating multiple virtual connections over the single physical link, thereby simplifying the overall infrastructure while maintaining the necessary isolation and security.
3Device complexity
If a single physical connection is shared among multiple VPCs, then cost and complexity are reduced, but resource allocation efficiency and performance may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically allocates and manages resources over the single physical connection based on the needs of each Virtual Private Cloud. The Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface can adjust resource allocation in real-time, ensuring that each VPC receives appropriate bandwidth and performance characteristics, thereby maintaining productivity and resource allocation efficiency despite the shared physical infrastructure.
4Reliability
If separate physical connections are used for each client, then service quality and reliability are improved, but scalability and cost-effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The single Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface is designed as a universal access point that can serve multiple clients and Virtual Private Clouds simultaneously. This multi-functional design enables the system to scale efficiently, allowing new VPCs to be provisioned through the same physical connection without requiring additional physical infrastructure, thereby improving scalability and cost-effectiveness while maintaining service quality.
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AI summary
Systems and methods include a direct connect virtual private interface includes a physical port configured to receive one physical connection in order to provide two or more virtual connections for multiple virtual private clouds (VPCs) within a public cloud provider's infrastructure. Each public cloud infrastructure has its own multiple VPCs. Each VPC is an on demand configurable pool of shared computing resources allocated within each public cloud provider's infrastructure that provides a certain level of isolation via an access control mechanism between different organizations using the pool of shared computing resources of that VPCs public cloud infrastructure. The direct connect virtual private interface is configured to provision a virtual circuit from the one physical connection between the public cloud infrastructure for each VPC within each public cloud provider's infrastructure.