Resilient Switch Device Signal Routing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network resilience and failure recovery techniques are inefficient and burdensome, failing to provide solutions that address network outages without negatively impacting performance, and lack capable switch devices for resilient or redundant network port implementations.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of novel switch device architectures and topologies with signal routing mechanisms that reroute communication between operational and redundant network ports, enabling minimal hardware impact and resilience through optical switch techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional network resilience techniques are used, then network reliability is improved, but device complexity and operational burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The switch device automatically detects port malfunctions and activates redundant connections without requiring manual intervention or complex configuration. The system self-manages resilience by monitoring port status and dynamically switching to backup connections, thereby improving reliability while avoiding the operational burden of conventional techniques.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic port mapping where network ports can be dynamically assigned to multiple physical connections. This allows the system to adapt connection mappings in real-time based on port operational status, enabling resilient failover without requiring complex static configurations or multiple dedicated paths for each connection.
2Reliability
If redundant network ports are implemented, then network reliability is improved, but hardware resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
Physical network ports are configured to serve multiple logical functions through dynamic mapping. Each physical port can be assigned to multiple virtual connections, allowing a single physical port to provide redundancy for multiple logical connections. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of physical hardware components needed while maintaining comprehensive redundancy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple redundant connection paths into a unified port mapping structure. Instead of implementing separate redundant paths for each connection, the system combines redundancy resources into a shared pool that can be dynamically allocated to any failing connection, thereby reducing overall hardware consumption while maintaining reliability.
3Reliability
If conventional failover methods are used, then network reliability is improved, but communication performance is negatively impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing port mapping relationships and redundancy configurations before failures occur. Virtual connections are pre-mapped to multiple physical ports, and failover policies are pre-configured, enabling immediate activation of backup paths without detection or configuration delays, thus minimizing performance impact during failover events.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing resilience in network communications are provided that leverage novel switch device architectures. An example switch device for providing resilience in network communications includes a signal routing mechanism configured to selectively provide communication between at least one first network port and two of a plurality of second network ports. The signal routing mechanism receives an indication of a malfunction associated with one of the two of the plurality of second network ports and communicably connects the at least one first network port with the other of the two of the plurality of second network port. The first network ports may be positioned in a first array and each of the plurality of second network ports may be positioned in a second array.