Link Aggregation Engine for Bandwidth Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bandwidth optimization services in information handling systems are limited by their inability to utilize multiple links effectively, leading to potential overload and quality of service (QoS) issues due to lack of knowledge about available link properties like latencies and bandwidths, resulting in suboptimal traffic distribution.
Innovation Solution
A link management engine aggregates multiple links into a single entity and directs traffic based on priority recommendations from a bandwidth optimizer, evaluating current pipeline status to optimize bandwidth usage across available links, thereby improving QoS by utilizing all links simultaneously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If bandwidth optimization services use a single link, then the service implementation is simple, but the bandwidth capacity and quality of service are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple network links into a unified bandwidth optimization service. The system aggregates multiple physical links (e.g., multiple NICs or network interfaces) and presents them as a single logical interface to applications, while actually distributing traffic across all underlying links to achieve higher total bandwidth capacity without increasing service implementation complexity
2Device complexity
If traffic is concentrated on a single link, then the service implementation is simple, but the link becomes overloaded and QoS deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network traffic into multiple flows and distributes them across multiple links. The bandwidth optimization service divides incoming traffic streams and assigns different segments to different physical links based on priority, application requirements, and current link status, preventing any single link from becoming overloaded while maintaining simple service implementation
3Quantity of substance
If multiple links are used without aggregation, then the bandwidth capacity increases, but the service implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal bandwidth optimization service that can work with multiple types of network links (wired, wireless, different speeds) through a unified interface. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including link aggregation, load balancing, quality of service enforcement, and failover, all through a single service implementation that manages multiple links transparently
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AI summary
A link management engine aggregates multiple links into a single link, and presents the single link to a bandwidth optimizer for a recommendation based on priorities assigned to applications. The engine may evaluate the recommendation for bandwidth optimization based on a current pipeline status, direct a packet to one of the multiple links based on the evaluation of the recommendation for bandwidth optimization, and generate a health report associated with the multiple links.