Mapping On-Premise Network Nodes to Cloud Infrastructure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network infrastructure modernization tools fail to consider the on-premises network topology and configuration when migrating applications to the cloud, leading to degraded performance and requiring manual re-configuration, which can result in inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A network infrastructure modernization service that collects and analyzes on-premises network node information to generate a unified network model, applies modernization rules to create a cloud infrastructure template, and deploys the network infrastructure in the cloud environment, ensuring optimal performance and configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing modernization tools are used to migrate applications to the cloud, then application migration can be achieved, but network infrastructure performance degrades and manual re-configuration is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the on-premises network topology and configuration before migration, generating a detailed network model that captures all network relationships, security rules, and routing restrictions. This preliminary action enables the migration process to preserve network infrastructure characteristics without requiring post-migration re-configuration, thus maintaining performance while achieving efficient migration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary network model that serves as a bridge between the on-premises network environment and the cloud target environment. This intermediary model translates and adapts network configurations, security rules, and routing restrictions to ensure that network infrastructure performance is maintained during migration, eliminating the need for manual re-configuration while preserving reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual re-configuration of network components is performed in the cloud environment, then network infrastructure can be adapted, but time and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automation where the network infrastructure modernization service automatically analyzes the on-premises network model, determines appropriate cloud network components, and performs the mapping and configuration translation without human intervention. This self-service capability provides full adaptability to cloud environments while eliminating manual re-configuration time and associated costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by transforming network configuration parameters from the on-premises environment into equivalent parameters suitable for the cloud environment. The system automatically adjusts security rules, routing restrictions, and network interface configurations by changing their parameters to match cloud infrastructure requirements, achieving full adaptability without manual intervention.
3Ease of manufacture
If on-premises network topology and configuration are not considered during migration, then migration process is simpler, but performance degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the essential network topology and configuration characteristics from the on-premises environment into a separate network model. By taking out these critical network attributes and incorporating them into the migration process, the system maintains network performance while keeping the overall migration process automated and simple, without requiring complex manual interventions.
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AI summary
A network infrastructure modernization service described herein may allow a customer to migrate the underlying network infrastructure topology and configurations of the on-premises environment onto the cloud environment. By collecting the network infrastructure configurations and/or runtime metrics, generating a network model based on the configurations and/or runtime metrics, and applying modernization rules to the network model to generate a network infrastructure template, the network infrastructure modernization service described in the present application enables the customers to be migrate their on-premises applications as well as the underlying network infrastructure onto the cloud environment.