Resource Identifier Zone Translation for Network Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Resources, such as web pages, configured for one network zone often become unsuitable for use in another zone due to links with internal network addresses that become 'broken' when published externally, necessitating zone translation to maintain functionality across different network environments.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for zone translation, where translation information is collected from multiple information producers within a network environment and distributed to consumers, enabling resources to be translated from one resource ID zone to another, ensuring compatibility and functionality across different zones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a resource is configured for one network zone with internal network addresses, then the resource is suitable for implementation in that specific zone, but the resource becomes unsuitable for implementation in another zone due to broken links when published externally
Solution Approach 1:
A translation service acts as an intermediary between resources in different network zones. The service collects translation information describing how resource IDs map between zones, then applies this information to translate resources before publication. This mediator resolves the contradiction by enabling resources to maintain functional links across zone boundaries without direct modification to the original resource configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Translation information is collected and stored in advance before resources need to be published in different zones. The system pre-establishes the mapping relationships between resource IDs in different zones, so when a resource needs to be published externally, the translation is already prepared and can be applied immediately, ensuring link functionality is maintained from the outset.
2Measurement precision
If translation information is collected from multiple information producers, then translation accuracy and completeness improve, but system complexity increases due to multiple sources and distribution mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The translation service is designed as a universal system that can handle translation information from multiple different information producers (resources, networks, zones) through a single standardized interface. The service performs multiple functions including collecting translation information from various sources, storing it in a unified translation information store, and distributing it to consumers as needed. This multi-functional design reduces overall system complexity by providing a single point of coordination rather than requiring separate translation mechanisms for each information source.
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AI summary
Methods, systems and apparatus are described for resource identifier translation. In an implementation, a method includes in a network environment having at least two separate resource identifier (ID) zones, collecting translation information, from first and second information producers, which describes translation of a resource ID between first and second resource ID zones. The collected translation information is distributed to one or more consumers for translating a resource suitable for implementation in the first resource ID zone such that the translated resource is suitable for implementation in the second resource ID zone.