Elastic IP Configuration Across Availability Zones for Cloud Cost Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud computing technologies face high costs and inflexible deployment of cloud resources due to the requirement that elastic IP and bandwidth resources must be located in first-tier cities, limiting the ability to connect cheaper resources in provincial capitals and second-tier cities, and existing edge solutions have high construction costs and poor interconnection.
Innovation Solution
A method for configuring an elastic IP that allows cloud resources and public network resources to be located in different availability zones, enabling tenants to select access points based on service requirements, with a cloud management platform establishing communication channels through cross-region or cross-availability-zone networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If elastic IP and bandwidth resources are deployed in first-tier cities, then network access capability is improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the elastic IP configuration into two independent parts: the access point (elastic IP) and the cloud resource. The access point can be configured in different availability zones independently from where the cloud resource is deployed. This allows users to access resources from cost-effective locations while maintaining network connectivity through the communication channel established by the cloud management platform.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cloud resources are deployed in different availability zones, then deployment flexibility is improved, but network connection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud management platform acts as an intermediary that automatically establishes a communication channel between the access point in the first availability zone and the cloud resource in the second availability zone. This intermediary handles the network connection complexity internally, presenting a simplified configuration interface to users while enabling cross-zone deployment flexibility.
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AI summary
A method for configuring an elastic IP based on a cloud computing technology including: A cloud management platform receives access point information, the cloud management platform receives first cloud resource information, where the information indicates a first cloud resource bound to the elastic IP and a second availability zone in which the first cloud resource is located, and the first cloud resource is set in a second data center in the second availability zone; and the cloud management platform establishes a first communication channel between the first data center and the second data center for the tenant.