Network Manager Device for Fault Identification in Virtual Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network devices face performance issues such as excessive queuing rates and fault issues like encapsulation errors during header formation, which existing technologies struggle to accurately identify and resolve effectively.
Innovation Solution
A network manager device analyzes information from various elements within a network, using relationship information to determine the source of performance and fault issues, and implements corrective measures to address these issues, such as adjusting traffic flow rates or correcting header errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If network devices operate in complex virtual machine environments, then network functionality and versatility are improved, but difficulty of detecting and measuring performance and fault issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network device into multiple elements (e.g., virtual machine instances, network interface cards, processing units) and analyzes performance and fault information from each element separately. By dividing the complex system into manageable components, the patent enables precise identification of issue sources within virtual machine environments while maintaining overall system functionality.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive information is collected from all elements, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a processor as an intermediary that receives performance and fault information from multiple network device elements, analyzes the data, and identifies issue sources. This intermediary component manages the complexity of comprehensive data collection by centralizing the analysis process, enabling precise issue identification without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
3Productivity
If relationship information between elements is analyzed, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where performance and fault information from network device elements is continuously collected, analyzed, and used to identify issue sources. The system uses relationship information between elements to trace problems back to their origins, enabling efficient issue resolution. The feedback loop maintains productivity by automatically utilizing collected data without requiring proportional increases in system complexity.
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AI summary
A network device is configured to receive information from a plurality of device. The network device is configured to further analyze the information and determine that a performance or fault issue exists relating to operation of a device. The network device is configured to further send first information to a user device. The user device is to receive an instruction on eliminating the performance or fault issue. The network device is configured to further receive second information to resolve the performance of fault issue relating to the operation of the device; and send a notification to resolve the performance or fault issue relating to the operation of the device.