Multi-site Network Application Distribution via Dedicated Non-blocking Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network designs require redundant systems at geographically disparate sites, leading to increased costs and inefficiencies due to overprovisioning, as each site must be sized for full capacity, which is rarely utilized, and involve complex management and maintenance across multiple sites.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that distribute network applications across a multi-site system with a dedicated non-blocking communication network, allowing for single-point management, load balancing, and redundancy, where network workload can be reallocated based on site failures, optimizing resource utilization and performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If redundant systems are installed at geographically disparate sites, then reliability is improved, but cost increases due to overprovisioning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple geographically dispersed network systems into a single logical system through entanglement technology. Multiple sites share a common system image and state, allowing them to function as one unified system rather than separate redundant installations. This eliminates the need for each site to have full-capacity redundant equipment while maintaining reliability through shared state synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
The entangled system creates a universal platform where a single system image can serve multiple geographic locations simultaneously. The shared state and configuration allow the same network application to function across different sites with varying capacity needs, enabling one system to fulfill multiple regional requirements without duplicating full capacity at each location.
2Reliability
If network applications are distributed across multiple sites, then redundancy is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the management and configuration functions from individual distributed sites and consolidates them into a centralized system manager. The system manager maintains the master system image and state, automatically distributing updates and configurations to all entangled sites. This extraction of management functions eliminates the complexity of coordinating updates across multiple independent installations while maintaining redundancy through centralized control.
3Reliability
If each site is sized for full capacity, then reliability is improved, but resource utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The entangled system implements dynamic resource allocation where system capacity is not statically assigned to individual sites but dynamically shared across the entangled network. When one site experiences failure, the system automatically redistributes workload to remaining sites based on their current capacity and load conditions. This dynamic approach allows sites to operate below full capacity individually while collectively providing failover capability, significantly improving overall resource utilization compared to static full-capacity provisioning at each site.
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AI summary
Presented is a system and method for distributing a network application across a plurality of geographically dispersed network sites. The system comprises a plurality of network sites connected by a shared network and interconnected by a dedicated non-blocking communication network. The system can use different interconnecting network topologies based on the number of sites to be interconnected. The method balances the network application load and resources across the interconnected network sites based on a distribution policy implemented without burdening the shared network. The method provides redundancy capabilities by detecting the loss of a network site and redistributing the network application load to the remaining network sites.