Multi-Carrier Edge Application Deployment via Quality-Aware Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile networks lack consistency in network quality, complicating the deployment of mobile edge compute and edge infrastructure, and existing cloud computing platforms struggle to provide stable, high-quality connections due to varying Communications Service Providers (CSPs).
Innovation Solution
A Service-Oriented Application Deployment Management (SOADM) service that collects network quality metadata from CSPs, enables intelligent routing, and allows users to configure preferred radio resources, simplifying the deployment process by abstracting away complexity and ensuring high-quality connections across multiple CSPs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cloud computing platforms provision compute resources from large pools of capacity in data centers, then users can access computing resources on-demand, but network connections become unstable and quality varies due to multiple Communications Service Providers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service-oriented application deployment management (SOADM) service as an intermediary between users and multiple CSPs. This SOADM service collects network quality metadata from various CSPs, makes intelligent routing decisions, and manages the complexity of multi-carrier networks, thereby improving reliability while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously collects network quality metadata from multiple CSPs and uses this feedback to make dynamic routing decisions. By monitoring network conditions and adjusting routes based on real-time quality information, the system maintains stable connections despite the variability introduced by multiple providers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile networks operate with varying quality across different carriers, then users have access to multiple network options, but deployment of edge compute infrastructure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The SOADM service acts as a mediator that simplifies the deployment process by handling the complexity of multi-carrier network interactions. It collects metadata, makes routing decisions, and manages the infrastructure deployment, allowing users to benefit from carrier flexibility without facing the underlying complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal access to multiple CSPs through a single unified interface. The SOADM service can manage connections to different carriers, collect metadata from various sources, and route traffic appropriately, making the system universally applicable across different network providers while presenting a simplified interface to users.
3Productivity
If users request computing resources from the cloud, then on-demand access is provided, but consistent high-quality connections cannot be guaranteed due to varying CSP performance
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting network quality metadata from multiple CSPs in advance and using this information to pre-determine optimal routing paths. This allows the system to maintain high-quality connections from the outset when users request resources, rather than reacting to quality issues after they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors network quality and uses feedback to adjust routing decisions in real-time. This ensures that even though resources are provisioned quickly, the connection quality remains consistent by dynamically adapting to changing network conditions across different CSPs.
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AI summary
Techniques for intelligent multi-carrier network edge application deployment are described. Traffic that is destined for an application implemented in multiple edge locations of a cloud provider network is originated by a mobile user equipment device via use of a communications network of a first communications service provider (CSP). An edge location hosting the application, from multiple such candidates, can be selected as a destination for the traffic. The edge location may be deployed in a facility of a different CSP. The traffic can be sent into the edge location using a network address of the different CSP to securely allow for its entry thereto.