Master Control Plane for Cloud Infrastructure Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing complex IT infrastructure in cloud-based systems is challenging due to the need for extensive automation and resource allocation, leading to poor scalability and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A centralized master control plane with messaging interfaces is implemented to manage infrastructure components, allowing for intent-based commands to be executed efficiently, reducing the footprint of automation and improving scalability and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If extensive automation is implemented to manage complex IT infrastructure, then operational efficiency is improved, but device complexity and resource allocation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple automation functions into a single master control plane that centrally manages infrastructure components. Instead of having distributed automation complexity across multiple controllers, the master control plane consolidates control logic, messaging interfaces, and resource allocation functions into one unified system that communicates with infrastructure controllers through standardized messaging protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The master control plane is designed as a universal control system that can manage diverse infrastructure components (compute, storage, networking) through a common messaging interface framework. This multi-functional approach allows a single control plane to handle various automation tasks without requiring separate specialized controllers for each infrastructure type.
2Device complexity
If centralized control is implemented to reduce automation footprint, then device complexity is reduced, but communication overhead and messaging interface requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces messaging interfaces as intermediary components that simplify communication between the master control plane and infrastructure controllers. These standardized messaging interfaces act as mediators that handle the complexity of communication protocols, authentication, and data formatting, allowing the centralized control plane to interact with diverse infrastructure components without exposing underlying complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If infrastructure components are managed through standardized messaging interfaces, then adaptability is improved, but communication security and authentication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The messaging interface framework incorporates feedback mechanisms that enable authentication and authorization verification. The master control plane receives feedback from infrastructure controllers confirming their identity and permissions, and the system provides feedback to controllers about authorized operations. This feedback loop ensures secure communication while maintaining adaptability across different infrastructure types.
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AI summary
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a processing platform that includes a plurality of processing devices. The processing platform is configured to implement a master control plane and a plurality of messaging interfaces. Each messaging interface corresponds to one of a plurality of infrastructure controllers residing on an infrastructure under management by the processing platform. The master control plane is configured to communicate with each of the plurality of infrastructure controllers via the corresponding messaging interface. The plurality of infrastructure controllers are each configured to manage a corresponding one of a plurality of infrastructure components of the infrastructure under management. The master control plane is configured to communicate an instruction to a given infrastructure controller of the plurality of infrastructure controllers via the corresponding messaging interface and the given infrastructure controller is configured to modify the corresponding infrastructure component based at least in part on the communicated instruction.