Proxy Server LoST Request Routing Bypassing Forest Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) protocol is resource-intensive and time-consuming, particularly in emergency situations, as it requires each LoST server in the chain to check its database and launch queries to the next server, creating inefficiencies in routing requests through a forest structure.
Innovation Solution
A proxy server method that directly routes requests to an authoritative LoST server without traversing a forest node structure by learning correct paths and modifying query messages to include its own identifier, allowing direct forwarding to the authoritative server, thereby bypassing intermediate LoST servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the conventional LoST protocol routes requests through a forest structure of intermediate servers, then the system provides comprehensive service coverage and authoritative resolution, but the routing process becomes resource-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy server pre-learns and caches the correct paths to authoritative LoST servers before actual service requests arrive. This preliminary action stores routing information that can be quickly retrieved during emergency situations, eliminating the need for time-consuming sequential queries through the forest structure while maintaining reliable service coverage.
2Measurement precision
If the conventional LoST protocol requires each server to check its database and launch queries to the next server, then the system ensures accurate service mapping, but the resource consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy server pre-learns and caches the correct paths to authoritative LoST servers before actual service requests arrive. This preliminary action stores routing information that can be quickly retrieved during emergency situations, eliminating the need for time-consuming sequential queries through the forest structure while maintaining reliable service coverage.
3Reliability
If the conventional LoST protocol uses a forest structure for server deployment, then the system achieves comprehensive service coverage, but the configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the complex forest structure of intermediate LoST servers from the routing path. By having the proxy server directly route requests to authoritative servers using pre-learned paths, the solution eliminates the need for configuring and maintaining the forest structure while preserving comprehensive service coverage through direct access to authoritative servers.
4Reliability
If the conventional LoST protocol traverses multiple intermediate servers, then the system provides thorough service verification, but the productivity of request processing decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy server pre-learns and caches the correct paths to authoritative LoST servers before actual service requests arrive. This preliminary action stores routing information that can be quickly retrieved during emergency situations, eliminating the need for time-consuming sequential queries through the forest structure while maintaining reliable service coverage.
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AI summary
A method implemented by a proxy server is provided for routing requests for a Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) service without traversing a forest node structure. The method includes receiving a request for the LoST service initiated by a client, the request including a location of a user device and a requested service; identifying an authoritative LoST server configured to service the requested service and bounded by a service boundary that includes the location included in the request; and directly forwarding the request to the identified authoritative LoST server, without routing through any other LoST server.