Inter-Cloud Capability Negotiation for Seamless Service Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud service selection methods require tenants to manually compare and evaluate similar cloud services, which can be cumbersome and inefficient, and do not allow for seamless negotiation between different cloud service providers to provide the most suitable service without tenant perception.
Innovation Solution
An inter-cloud capability negotiation method and platform that enables cloud management platforms to automatically negotiate and select a suitable cloud service based on configuration information input by the tenant, using agent modules and strategy templates to facilitate seamless integration and optimization across different cloud service providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tenants manually compare and evaluate cloud services using analysis tools, then they can select suitable services, but the process becomes cumbersome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables cloud management platforms to automatically negotiate and select suitable cloud services without tenant intervention. The negotiation mechanism autonomously compares service configurations, evaluates compatibility, and determines optimal service providers, eliminating the need for tenants to manually use analysis tools while reducing selection time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediate cloud management platform that mediates between multiple cloud service providers and tenants. This intermediary automatically performs service comparison and negotiation, handling the complex evaluation process that would otherwise require manual tenant intervention, thereby simplifying the user operation while reducing selection time.
2Extent of automation
If cloud management platforms automatically negotiate service selection, then tenant experience is enhanced, but the negotiation mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud management platform is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle various negotiation scenarios, service types, and evaluation criteria within a single unified system. This universal approach allows the platform to automatically negotiate diverse cloud services while managing complexity through standardized processes and common evaluation frameworks.
Solution Approach 2:
The negotiation mechanism is divided into distinct functional modules including service configuration comparison, compatibility evaluation, provider selection, and agreement management. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific aspects of the negotiation process independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation capability.
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AI summary
When a tenant inputs or selects configuration information of a required cloud service via an intermediate cloud management platform, and both a first cloud service and a second cloud service meet the configuration information, a first cloud management platform negotiates with a second cloud management platform via the intermediate cloud management platform, and determines, based on a result of the negotiation, whether to provide the first cloud service for the tenant. The first cloud management platform is configured to provide the first cloud service, the second cloud management platform is configured to provide the second cloud service, and the intermediate cloud management platform connects the first cloud management platform and the second cloud management platform. According to the foregoing method, a suitable cloud service can be provided for the tenant without being perceived by the tenant.