Network Device Reset Isolation for Uninterrupted Communications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Resetting a network device interrupts data traffic processing, leading to communication disruptions in network systems.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that detect a protected reset at a network device, maintaining communication functions while selectively resetting components to ensure uninterrupted network communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a network device is reset, then the network device can be reinitialized or updated, but communication functions are interrupted and data traffic processing is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The network device is divided into separate functional components: a communication module that handles data traffic processing and a control plane that can be reset. The reset operation is segmented to affect only the control plane while leaving the communication module operational, thereby maintaining communication functions during the reset process.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication functions are extracted and isolated from the main network device reset process. The communication module is maintained separately and continues to operate independently while the rest of the network device undergoes reset, allowing communication to continue without interruption.
2Reliability
If the communication module is reset along with the network device, then the reset is complete and thorough, but communication functions are interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms to detect the reset state of the network device and automatically adjust the reset scope. When a reset is initiated, the system detects which components should be reset and which should maintain communication functions, then applies the reset selectively based on this detection feedback.
Solution Approach 2:
The reset mechanism is made dynamic and adaptive rather than static and uniform. The system can dynamically adjust the reset scope based on current operational conditions, allowing communication functions to be preserved when appropriate while still enabling complete resets when needed.
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AI summary
For uninterrupted network communications, a method detects a protected reset at a network device. In response to the protected reset, the method maintains communication functions of a communication module. The communication module communicates with other network devices using the communication functions. In response to the protected reset, the method resets the network device without resetting the communication module.