Centralized DNS Administration System for Disparate Server Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
DNS servers lack awareness of network events, leading to continued traffic direction to offline servers, resulting in failed requests and retransmissions, and managing multiple disparate types of DNS servers is administratively burdensome.
Innovation Solution
A centralized DNS administration system that generates administrative operations in a common language, transmits these messages to interface modules specific to each DNS server type, enabling dynamic load balancing, failover, and simplified management across various DNS server types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a centralized DNS administration system is implemented to manage multiple disparate DNS server types, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a centralized DNS administration system that acts as an intermediary between network administrators and multiple disparate DNS server types. This administration system provides a unified interface and translation layer, converting standardized administrative commands into server-specific operations. The intermediary approach allows administrators to manage diverse DNS servers through a single system without needing to understand each server type's specific configuration protocols, thereby improving ease of operation while containing complexity within the administration system itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The DNS administration system is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of DNS servers through a single unified interface. It implements a standardized command structure that can be translated into various server-specific operations, making the system multi-functional. This universality allows the same administration system to manage different DNS server types (e.g., BIND, Microsoft DNS, ISC) without requiring separate management tools for each, thus improving operational ease while consolidating complexity into a single multi-purpose platform.
2Reliability
If DNS servers continuously direct traffic without awareness of network events, then reliability is improved in terms of consistent service, but harmful factors increase due to failed requests and retransmissions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where DNS servers continuously monitor network events and server status. When a server goes offline or becomes unresponsive, the DNS system receives feedback about this state change and automatically updates its traffic direction decisions. This feedback loop allows the system to maintain reliability by consistently directing traffic while avoiding the harmful effects of continued routing to offline servers, as the system adapts its behavior based on real-time network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by proactively detecting server offline status before traffic is directed to failed servers. Through continuous monitoring and event awareness, the DNS administration system identifies server failures and preemptively updates its routing decisions. This preliminary detection and response prevents the generation of failed requests and retransmissions that would occur if traffic were continuously directed to offline servers, thereby eliminating harmful factors while maintaining service reliability.
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AI summary
A Domain Name Service (DNS) administration computer system for centralized DNS administration includes at least one processor. The processor is configured to identify a first administrative action to be performed on a first DNS server. The processor is also configured to generate a first operation request message in an administrative language. The processor is further configured to transmit the first operation request message to a first DNS interface module associated with a first DNS server type of the first DNS server. The first DNS interface module is configured to perform one or more operational interactions with the first DNS server based at least in part on the first operation request, thereby performing the first administrative action on the first DNS server.