Optical Module PM Software Updates for Dynamic VDM Features
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing performance monitoring (PM) software for network devices with pluggable optical modules struggles to accommodate new versatile diagnostic monitoring (VDM) releases without a full reinstall, and fails to support the addition or removal of VDM features.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamically updating VDM features in PM software by identifying and applying configuration updates that add, delete, activate, or deactivate VDM features without reinstalling the PM software, using circuitry to interpret data formats and manage feature support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If full PM software is reinstalled to support new VDM releases, then VDM feature compatibility is improved, but device complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the PM software into a base software component and separate VDM feature components. Instead of reinstalling the entire PM software image, the system applies individual VDM feature updates as separate configuration files or modules, allowing selective updating of specific diagnostic features without affecting the core software.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts VDM feature definitions and configurations from the monolithic PM software image into separate, independently updatable configuration files or feature modules. This extraction enables the system to update only the necessary VDM features while leaving the base PM software intact, reducing update complexity and resource consumption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If full PM software is reinstalled to support new VDM releases, then VDM feature compatibility is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares VDM feature updates in advance as pre-configured feature files or modules that can be quickly applied. The system maintains a repository of pre-processed VDM feature configurations that can be selectively activated without requiring full software reinstallation, thereby reducing update time significantly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies only the necessary partial update of VDM features rather than performing a complete software reinstallation. The system identifies and applies only the specific VDM feature changes needed, avoiding the time-consuming process of reinstalling the entire PM software image while still achieving the desired compatibility improvements.
3Device complexity
If unwanted VDM features are included in PM software, then device complexity increases, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic VDM feature management where features can be selectively enabled or disabled based on operational needs. The system allows administrators to dynamically add or remove VDM features through configuration updates without requiring full software reinstalls, making feature management flexible and easy to operate while maintaining appropriate complexity levels.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for dynamically updating versatile diagnostic monitoring (VDM) features in performance monitoring (PM) software may include a port configured to house an optical module compatible with one or more versatile dynamic monitoring (VDM) features of performance monitoring (PM) software that monitors health of the optical module. In one example, the system may also include circuitry configured to (1) identify an update for PM software that monitors the health of the optical module, (2) install the update to add a VDM feature to the PM software, and (3) report data corresponding to the VDM feature via the PM software. Various other systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.