Network Migration Manager for Dynamic Node Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of managing and provisioning large-scale computing resources in data centers has increased due to the growing scale and scope of operations, with existing technologies lacking efficient methods for dynamically migrating computing nodes between networks while maintaining operational transparency and security.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a Network Migration Manager (NMM) module that facilitates the dynamic migration of computing nodes between computer networks, allowing for incremental migration of nodes to a remote destination while maintaining ongoing operations by forwarding communications transparently and using gateway devices to manage interactions between networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If computing nodes are migrated between computer networks, then resource management flexibility and scalability are improved, but network complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Network Migration Manager (NMM) as an intermediary component that automates the migration process between networks. The NMM handles network configuration, routing updates, and node relocation operations, shielding users from the underlying complexity while enabling flexible resource management across distributed networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The migration system is segmented into distinct functional components: the Network Migration Manager for control operations, gateway devices for network interconnection, and computing nodes for resource provision. This segmentation allows independent management and optimization of each component, reducing overall system complexity.
2Loss of time
If computing nodes are migrated during ongoing operations, then downtime is reduced and service continuity is improved, but communication management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring routing rules and communication forwarding mechanisms before actual node migration occurs. The NMM prepares network paths and updates routing tables in advance, ensuring that communication redirection is seamless when migration happens, thus minimizing downtime.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements communication forwarding mechanisms that maintain continuous service during migration. The NMM ensures that network traffic is automatically redirected to migrated nodes without interrupting ongoing operations, preserving service continuity throughout the migration process.
3Reliability
If gateway devices are used to manage interactions between networks, then network security and control are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway devices are designed with multi-functionality, handling not only security and routing tasks but also participation in migration operations and communication forwarding. This consolidation of functions into unified gateway components reduces the need for separate specialized devices, managing complexity while maintaining security.
4Productivity
If virtualization technologies are used to share physical computing machines, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The Network Migration Manager serves as an intermediary that abstracts and simplifies the management of virtualized computing resources. It provides a unified interface for migrating virtual machines across physical hosts and networks, reducing the complexity of managing virtualization infrastructure while maintaining high resource utilization.
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AI summary
Techniques are described for providing capabilities to dynamically migrate computing nodes between two or more computer networks while the computer networks are in use, such as to dynamically and incrementally migrate an entire originating first computer network to a destination second computer network at a remote location. For example, the first computer network may include one or more physically connected computer networks, while the second computer network may be a virtual computer network at a remote geographical location (e.g., under control of a network-accessible service available to remote users). The provided capabilities may further include facilitating the ongoing operations of the originating first computer network while a subset of the first computer network computing nodes have been migrated to the remote destination second computer network, such as by forwarding communications between the first and second computer networks in a manner that is transparent to the various computing nodes.