Network Experience Shifting via Portable Hypervisor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack robust and scalable solutions for implementing network experience shifting, particularly for accessing personalized network settings and services while traveling to different locations.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of network experience shifting using portable or external hypervisors associated with a user, or local hypervisors unassociated with the user, to establish secure private connections and access data, content, profiles, software applications, and subscribed-to services across different networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If portable or external hypervisors are used to enable network experience shifting, then user mobility and access to personalized network settings are improved, but device complexity and system configuration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces hypervisors as intermediary components that mediate between user devices and network infrastructure. These hypervisors (either portable with users or deployed at network access points) create virtual network layers that enable seamless connectivity without requiring direct complex configuration between end devices and the network core, thus resolving the contradiction between mobility and configuration complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments network functions into separate virtual components (hypervisors, virtual network functions, service functions) that can be independently deployed and managed. This segmentation allows the complex network experience shifting functionality to be distributed across multiple manageable components rather than requiring a monolithic complex system, addressing both mobility needs and configuration simplicity
2Reliability
If secure private connections are established through hypervisors, then network security and data protection are improved, but connection establishment time and setup complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-configuring hypervisors and virtual network functions before actual connection is needed. Hypervisors are pre-deployed at network access points or pre-installed on portable devices, and security policies are pre-established, allowing connections to be initiated without time-consuming setup procedures while maintaining strong security through the pre-configured hypervisor environment
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service connection establishment where the hypervisor automatically negotiates secure connections, allocates resources, and configures network parameters without requiring manual intervention. This automated self-service approach maintains security through cryptographic authentication and encryption while significantly reducing connection establishment time compared to manual configuration processes
3Adaptability or versatility
If virtual network functions are pushed to hypervisors, then service delivery flexibility and network adaptability are improved, but resource consumption and system overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where virtual network functions are pushed to hypervisors based on real-time conditions rather than static configurations. The system dynamically determines which VNFs to deploy, where to deploy them, and how many instances to create, optimizing resource consumption while maintaining service delivery flexibility through continuous adaptation to changing network conditions and user requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by deploying virtual network functions at the most appropriate location (local hypervisor closest to user) rather than centrally. This allows service delivery flexibility to be maintained with minimal resource consumption, as VNFs are pushed only where needed and only the necessary functionality is deployed to each local hypervisor, reducing overall system overhead while preserving adaptability
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AI summary
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network experience shifting, and, in particular embodiments, using either a roaming or portable hypervisor associated with a user or a local hypervisor unassociated with the user. In some embodiments, a network node in a first network might receive, via a first network access device in a second network, a request from a user device to establish roaming network access, and might authenticate a user associated with the user device, the user being unassociated with the first network access device. Based on a determination that the user is authorized to access data, content, profiles, and/or software applications that are accessible via a second network access device, the network node might establish a secure private connection through a hypervisor or container communicatively coupled to the first network access device to provide the user with access to her data, content, profiles, and/or software applications.