Network Power SLAs for Access Point Transmit Power and Application Migration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information handling systems lack the ability to coordinate network layer functionality with system policies, resulting in the inability to create application service level agreements that include overall network power consumption, leading to inefficient network management.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a network service level agreement (SLA) that utilizes a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent to monitor and manage network devices, allowing for optimization of access point power consumption based on power consumption data and SLA requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network power consumption is not monitored and managed, then network management remains simple, but application migration cannot be optimized based on power consumption data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by collecting power consumption data from access points and using this information to determine application migration candidates. The system continuously monitors network power consumption and adjusts application placement decisions based on real-time power data, creating a closed-loop control system that optimizes both productivity and energy efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the processor that collects power data and determines migration candidates) that mediates between the network infrastructure and application deployment decisions. This intermediary layer integrates power consumption information with application management policies, enabling optimized migration without requiring complete system redesign.
2Reliability
If access point transmit power is increased to improve application performance, then application migration succeeds, but network power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the access point transmit power level adjustable and adaptive. Instead of using fixed power levels, the system dynamically adjusts transmit power based on application requirements and migration status. The processor can modify power consumption parameters to optimize the balance between application performance and energy efficiency during and after migration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the transmit power level parameter of access points based on collected power consumption data and SLA requirements. The system changes operational parameters (power levels) to achieve desired outcomes (application migration success) while minimizing energy consumption, directly addressing the contradiction between reliability and energy use.
3Productivity
If network devices are monitored with detailed power data, then application migration optimization is enabled, but measurement and detection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by having network devices (access points) provide their own power consumption data through SNMP agents. The devices self-monitor and report their operational parameters without requiring external measurement equipment, simplifying the detection and measurement process while enabling detailed power data collection for optimization purposes.
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AI summary
An information handling system stores a service level agreement for an application. The system collects data associated with a network. The data includes a power consumption of an access point of the network. Based on the collected data and the service level agreement of the application, the system determines whether the application is a candidate for migration. In response to the application being a candidate for migration, the system provides a transmit power level increase request to the access point. After the transmit power level increase request is provided, the system provides the application to a remote compute device of the network via the access point.