Distributed Service Point System for Educational Transaction Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Centralized service point systems for processing electronic transactions face delays and losses due to network traffic burdens and firewall issues when handling requests from educational institutions, leading to inefficient response times and potential loss of requests.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a distributed service point system with a primary service point at a remote location and a secondary service point on campus, where the secondary service point handles local requests and duplicates, identifying network traffic to avoid firewall issues and manage bandwidth, thereby reducing delays and losses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized service point system is used to process electronic transactions, then the system can be hosted and maintained by another entity at a remote location, but network traffic burdens increase and response times are delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized service point is segmented into a primary service point at the remote location and multiple secondary service points at local campuses. Each secondary service point handles local transactions independently, reducing network traffic and improving response time while maintaining centralized management capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
Secondary service points act as intermediaries between local devices and the primary service point. They receive and process local transactions, only communicating with the primary service point when necessary, thereby reducing direct network traffic between devices and the remote location.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized service point system is used, then remote hosting is enabled, but network connection issues cause request loss and delays
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments transaction processing between primary and secondary service points, allowing local processing to continue even when network connections to the remote location are unavailable or slow, thereby improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Secondary service points are pre-configured with local processing capabilities and transaction handling logic, providing a cushion against network failures. This ensures that transactions can be processed locally even when the network connection to the primary service point is unavailable.
3Reliability
If a firewall is implemented at the remote service point, then security is improved, but request identification fails and requests are not properly received
Solution Approach 1:
Secondary service points serve as intermediaries that receive and process requests locally without needing to pass through the remote firewall. This eliminates the firewall identification problem while maintaining security through local authentication and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary service points are configured with copies of the service point software and transaction processing logic, enabling them to handle transactions independently without requiring requests to traverse the firewall at the remote location.
Data Source
AI summary
A device for processing electronic transactions is disclosed. The device includes a processor configured to receive, from a client processing device, a request for information to complete an electronic transaction by a user at an access device affiliated with an educational institution. The processor is further configured to transmit, to the client processing device, a response to the request, the response configured to be transmitted by the client processing device to the access device. The request for information is triggered at the access device by an identification carrier. The response to the request includes at least one of a permission or denial whether to provide, to the user, access to an educational space or item, access to electronic educational information, or determining at least one of the price and availability of an educational item to the user. A client-side device is also disclosed. Methods and machine-readable mediums are also disclosed.