ICT Resource Management via Physical-Virtual Layer Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
In distributed systems employing virtualization technology, manual intervention is required to specify virtual nodes, hindering automation and increasing operational costs due to the abstraction of physical layers.
Innovation Solution
An ICT resource management device that manages both physical and virtual nodes, utilizing a configuration information management part, layer mapping part, blueprint creation part, and orchestrator to automate configuration changes by creating design information blueprints and orchestrating virtual layers without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtualization technology is applied to abstract the physical layer, then system flexibility and service deployment capability are improved, but manual intervention is required to specify virtual nodes, increasing operational complexity and cost
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the configuration management device automatically manages virtual node specifications without human intervention. The device monitors physical layer changes, automatically determines corresponding virtual nodes, and executes configuration updates through orchestration, transforming manual operations into automated self-service processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated information processing systems. The configuration management device uses software-based monitoring, mapping, and orchestration mechanisms to substitute for manual engineer interventions, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining service deployment flexibility.
2Reliability
If manual specification of virtual nodes is performed, then operational control is maintained, but automation is prevented and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the configuration management device continuously monitors physical layer configuration changes, automatically determines the impact on virtual nodes, and executes corresponding updates. This closed-loop feedback system maintains reliable operational control while achieving full automation, eliminating the need for manual specification.
3Adaptability or versatility
If physical layer configuration changes are made, then infrastructure flexibility is improved, but automatic propagation to virtual layer is lost, requiring manual coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing mapping relationships between physical and virtual layers before configuration changes occur. The configuration management device maintains updated mappings that automatically propagate changes from the physical layer to the virtual layer, eliminating the need for manual coordination while preserving infrastructure flexibility.
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AI summary
An ICT resource management device which manages a physical node and a virtual node, each as an ICT resource, includes: a configuration information management part configured to manage physical layer configuration information of the physical node on a physical layer and virtual layer configuration information of the virtual node on a virtual layer; a layer mapping part configured to perform mapping of the physical layer and the virtual layer; a blueprint creation part configured to, when an externally-provided device requests a change in the configuration, create a blueprint which is design information on an infrastructure required for the configuration change, based on the physical layer configuration information, the virtual layer configuration information, and mapping information obtained as a result of the mapping; and an orchestrator part configured to access and run a program operative via an API, based on the blueprint, to thereby perform orchestration of the virtual layer.