Unified Network Entity Aggregation for Coherent Network Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face challenges in providing a coherent view of network entities due to disparate network entity information gathered from different sources using varying protocols, leading to difficulties in network visibility and management.
Innovation Solution
A network entity aggregation system that aggregates information from multiple sources, creating unified network entities to provide a coherent global view by reconciling and consolidating different representations of network entities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If network entity information is gathered from multiple sources using different protocols, then network coverage and information completeness are improved, but system complexity and difficulty of management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network entity aggregation system that acts as an intermediary between multiple network information sources and the network management system. This aggregation system collects entity information from various sources using different protocols, reconciles the data, and presents a unified view to management systems, thereby maintaining information completeness while shielding management systems from protocol complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The network entity aggregation system is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle different network protocols, data formats, and information sources simultaneously. It can gather, reconcile, and manage diverse network entity information through a single unified interface, eliminating the need for multiple specialized systems
2Reliability
If multiple separate systems are used to manage different network entities, then specialization for each entity type is improved, but the ability to provide a coherent global view deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges information from multiple specialized network management systems into a single unified network entity aggregation system. By consolidating data about access network entities, core network entities, and data center network entities into one system, it maintains the reliability of specialized management while achieving comprehensive global network visibility
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual correlation across different systems is required, then flexibility in handling diverse data formats is improved, but time consumption and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The network entity aggregation system implements automated self-service mechanisms that actively collect, reconcile, and correlate network entity information from multiple sources without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically adapts to different data formats through standardized interfaces and protocol handlers, eliminating time-consuming manual correlation tasks
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AI summary
A network entity aggregation system may obtain different information for entities of a network from various sources of network entity information. The network entity aggregation system may generate a list of unified network entities including a corresponding record for each unified network entity. Unified network entity information and/or aggregated network information of the unified network entities may be presented to a user via a web interface and/or provided to applications and/or services.