Distributed Container Federation for Service Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current centralized container platform structures are limited in providing flexible service movement and infinite computing resource extension, especially in large-scale broadband service environments, and lack enhanced security.
Innovation Solution
A distributed and associative container platform system comprising high performance security container units, distributed cluster federation units, and policy-based service mesh units, which include modules for security enhancement, resource allocation, virtual isolation, and service orchestration, enabling flexible service movement and infinite resource extension while enhancing security through direct resource allocation, hierarchical storage, and policy-based load balancing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized container platform structure is used, then cloud service mobility is limited, but device complexity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized container platform into multiple distributed container platforms across different regions. Each regional platform operates independently with its own container orchestration, while a federation layer coordinates services across regions. This segmentation enables services to be moved and distributed across multiple locations, improving service mobility without requiring a completely new complex architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a container federation layer as an intermediary between individual container platforms and end services. This federation layer handles cross-platform service orchestration, resource allocation, and coordination, allowing services to move freely across regional platforms while abstracting the underlying complexity from service deployments.
2Productivity
If computing resources are centrally allocated, then resource extension is limited, but ease of operation is improved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal container image registry and standardized container formats that can be executed across any regional platform. Container images developed in one region can be universally deployed to any other region without modification, enabling infinite resource extension while maintaining ease of operation through standardized interfaces and multi-regional compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends resource allocation from a single centralized dimension to multiple regional dimensions. Instead of one central resource pool, the system creates a multi-dimensional resource space across geographic regions, allowing services to be allocated and scaled across different locations while maintaining unified management through the federation layer.
3Reliability
If regional container platforms are distributed, then security is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the container platform into isolated regional units, each with its own security boundary and container orchestration. This segmentation limits the attack surface and contains security issues to specific regions, enhancing overall system security. The federation layer adds coordination complexity but maintains security through controlled inter-region communication protocols.
4Adaptability or versatility
If container platforms are interconnected across regions, then service flexibility is improved, but measurement precision of resource allocation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the container federation layer continuously monitors resource allocation, container performance, and service metrics across all regional platforms. This feedback information is used to dynamically adjust resource allocation, optimize service placement, and maintain precise measurement of distributed resources, enabling service flexibility without sacrificing monitoring accuracy.
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AI summary
Provided is a distributed and associative container platform system which has an advantage of providing flexible movement of services and infinite extension of computing resources by interconnecting regionally distributed multiple container platforms and enhancing security.