Intelligent Gateway Server Routing for Network Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional routing systems in distributed networks are prone to failures and delays due to infrastructure issues, system instability, or high traffic, leading to inefficient message transmission.

Innovation Solution

Implementing intelligent routing methods that use automatic rules and real-time network measurements to select the optimal transport computer for authorization requests, based on factors like response codes, response times, and expected volume, with a gateway server continuously monitoring and adjusting routing logic.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional routing is used to send messages to computers in a distributed network, then the system structure is simple, but the routing is failure-prone and messages may not move through the network in a timely fashion

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverouting reliabilityVSAvoidrouting system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring the status of transport computers and pre-establishing routing logic before failures occur. The gateway server proactively detects failures and switches routing paths in advance, preventing message transmission issues rather than reacting to them after they occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the gateway server continuously monitors transport computer status, response codes, and performance metrics. This real-time feedback enables dynamic adjustment of routing decisions, allowing the system to adapt to changing network conditions and maintain high reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If multiple transport computers are monitored and routing logic is dynamically adjusted based on real-time network measurements, then routing reliability improves, but the complexity of the gateway server increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage delivery reliabilityVSAvoidgateway server complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The gateway server is designed as a multi-functional system that combines monitoring, measurement, analysis, and routing decision-making capabilities in a single component. This universal approach consolidates multiple functions into one server, managing complexity through integration rather than distribution across multiple specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The routing system operates autonomously by automatically monitoring transport computer status, analyzing performance metrics, and adjusting routing logic without manual intervention. The gateway server self-manages the complexity of dynamic routing decisions based on real-time network measurements, reducing the need for external control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Speed

If the gateway server continuously monitors transport computers and adjusts routing logic in real-time, then message transmission speed improves, but the use of computational resources increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage transmission speedVSAvoidcomputational resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial monitoring and routing adjustment actions by focusing computational resources on critical performance metrics and only adjusting routing logic when necessary. Rather than continuously optimizing all aspects of message transmission, the system performs selective monitoring and adjustment based on predefined thresholds and significant network events.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Ease of operation

If automatic routing rules are implemented based on network measurements, then ease of operation improves, but the complexity of the routing logic increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverouting management easeVSAvoidrouting logic complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11888729B2Smart routing

Publication Date: 2024.01.30 VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION

AI summary

Techniques are provided for intelligent routing to a node in a network, such as a transport computer. A gateway server may receive authorization requests from a resource provider computer. There may be multiple potential transport computers to which to potentially route the authorization requests, depending on relationships established between the parties. A routing decision may be made automatically based on real-time network measurements and/or static rules. Real-time network measurements may be obtained by monitoring transport computers for failures, delays, or other undesirable activity. The routing decisions may further be based on expected volumes (e.g., based on analysis of historical spikes in volume). The routing decisions may further be based on user-configured rules and preferences, received via a routing administration interface.