Multicast Messaging Metrics Capture with Dynamic Host Polling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multicast messaging systems are limited to intranational communication, requiring manual input of multicast group addresses for metric generation, and lack the capability to capture global traffic volumes and performance metrics efficiently.

Innovation Solution

A system that dynamically extracts multicast group addresses and corresponding metrics across a global inventory of hosts, using a single instance of a data capture and extraction tool, and constructs dynamic polling queues to focus on currently active hosts, eliminating the need for manual input and enabling efficient metric presentation on a per multicast group address basis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If manual input of multicast group addresses is required for metric generation, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidmetric generation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts multicast group addresses from captured network traffic without requiring manual input. The metric capturing system analyzes packet data, identifies multicast group addresses dynamically, and generates metrics autonomously, eliminating the need for manual address configuration while improving productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes from static manual address configuration to dynamic automatic address extraction. By transforming the approach from predefined parameters to automatically detected parameters from network traffic, the system achieves both reduced complexity and improved adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If multicast metric capturing systems are deployed within each country, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and loss of information increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetraffic volume capture accuracyVSAvoidsystem deployment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A single universal metric capturing system is designed that can operate globally across multiple countries without requiring separate deployments in each nation. The system captures multicast traffic volume and performance metrics internationally, eliminating the need for country-specific system instances while maintaining measurement accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses network traffic capture as an intermediary mechanism to obtain metric data. By capturing packets at network level and extracting multicast group addresses and metrics from the traffic itself, the system avoids the complexity of deploying multiple country-specific systems while maintaining precise measurement capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If all hosts are polled for multicast metric data, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity and loss of time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemetric data completenessVSAvoidpolling efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The polling mechanism dynamically adjusts its behavior based on captured network traffic. Instead of statically polling all hosts, the system analyzes traffic patterns, identifies active multicast groups and relevant hosts, and dynamically determines which hosts need to be polled. This dynamic approach maintains measurement precision while significantly improving polling efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Rather than polling all possible hosts (excessive action), the system performs partial polling by focusing only on hosts that are actually participating in active multicast groups. This selective approach maintains sufficient measurement precision while dramatically reducing the time and resources required for polling operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12355582B2Systems for capturing messaging volume and utilization metrics within a multicast messaging service

Publication Date: 2025.07.08 BANK OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

A comprehensive system for capturing multicast messaging traffic volume and performance metrics across a global inventory of hosts. A single instance of the data capturing and extraction tool may be configured to be implemented across an enterprise's entire inventory of multicast messaging-configured hosts. The data capturing and extraction tool dynamically extracts multicast group addresses and corresponding metrics during the scanning of the captured traffic volume and performance data, thus eliminating the need for manual input of specified multicast group addresses. As a result, presentation of metrics on a per multicast group address basis is made possible for all multicast group addresses extracted during the scanning process. In addition, an efficient means for polling the hosts for traffic volume and performance data is realized by only polling those non-primary and workstation hosts that are currently transmitting or receiving multicast messages.