Middleware Topology Explorer for Unified Infrastructure Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) infrastructure are complex due to the lack of consistency in front-end tools and administrative commands across different MOM platforms, requiring administrators to navigate multiple user interfaces and proprietary protocols to examine and validate messaging topology and status.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced that retrieves vendor-specific data from MOM servers, converts it into a common format, and displays it through a single user interface, providing a complete visualization of the messaging infrastructure independent of proprietary protocols, using software agents to connect to MOM servers and input data into a back-end database for unified visualization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple proprietary MOM platforms are used simultaneously, then messaging functionality and versatility are improved, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase due to inconsistent front-end tools and administrative commands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a topology explorer system as an intermediary layer between administrators and multiple MOM platforms. This mediator retrieves data from various MOM servers using their specific protocols, converts the data into a unified format, and presents it through a single consistent user interface, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining support for multiple messaging platforms
Solution Approach 2:
The topology explorer provides universal access to multiple MOM platforms through a single unified interface. Instead of requiring separate administrative tools for each MOM platform, the system consolidates functionality into one multi-functional explorer that can query and visualize topology information from different MOM servers simultaneously
2Loss of information
If administrators traverse through multiple screens and tools to examine MOM integrations, then comprehensive information can be obtained, but loss of time increases due to the complexity of navigating multiple interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate MOM platform interfaces into a single unified topology explorer interface. This consolidation allows administrators to access comprehensive integration information across all MOM platforms from one screen, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple separate interfaces and significantly reducing administration time
3Reliability
If proprietary protocols and commands are used for each MOM platform, then platform-specific functionality is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates due to lack of consistency across different platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The topology explorer acts as a protocol translator and intermediary. It uses proprietary protocols to communicate with each MOM platform while presenting a consistent, standardized interface to administrators. This mediator approach maintains platform-specific functionality through the backend while ensuring operational consistency at the user interface level
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes retrieving vendor specific data from one or more message oriented middleware servers of a message oriented middleware infrastructure, and inputting the vendor specific data from the one or more message oriented middleware servers into a back-end database. The vendor specific data is converted into commonly formatted data, and the commonly formatted data is inputted into a front-end database. The method also includes retrieving the commonly formatted data from the front-end database, and displaying the commonly formatted data on a user interface providing a visualization of a topology of the message oriented middleware infrastructure.