Router Intelligent Edge Link for NOS-Independent Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing routers integrate 3rd party applications within the Network Operating System (NOS), leading to high integration costs and limited flexibility in managing end-to-end functional needs, as they require full knowledge of the NOS constraints and details, hindering efficient collaboration between router and application functionalities.
Innovation Solution
Provisioning a router with a first application separate from the NOS and implementing an intelligent edge link that maps to a virtual interface within the application, allowing for flexible and transparent interaction between the router and the 3rd party application, managing data traffic independently while maintaining well-defined boundaries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If 3rd party applications are fully integrated within the NOS, then the router can satisfy end-to-end functional needs, but the integration cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the router architecture into distinct components: the NOS remains separate from 3rd party applications, with a defined interface (intelligent edge link) for communication. This segmentation allows applications to be deployed independently without full NOS integration, reducing integration complexity while maintaining functional completeness through the defined interface contract.
Solution Approach 2:
The intelligent edge link acts as an intermediary between the NOS and 3rd party applications. It provides a standardized interface that enables communication and data exchange without requiring deep integration into the NOS, thus reducing integration costs while preserving the ability to satisfy end-to-end functional requirements.
2Reliability
If 3rd party applications are fully integrated within the NOS, then the router can satisfy end-to-end functional needs, but the flexibility and transparency between router and application functionalities decrease
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the architecture into separate NOS and application components with a defined interface, the system gains flexibility. Applications can be developed, deployed, and modified independently without affecting the core NOS, enabling greater adaptability while maintaining functional completeness through the intelligent edge link interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The intelligent edge link provides a universal interface that works across different 3rd party applications without requiring custom integration for each application. This multi-functional interface maintains flexibility and adaptability while consistently satisfying end-to-end functional requirements across various application scenarios.
3Reliability
If 3rd party applications are fully integrated within the NOS, then the router can satisfy end-to-end functional needs, but the applications must have full knowledge of NOS constraints and details
Solution Approach 1:
The intelligent edge link serves as an intermediary that abstracts away NOS-specific details and constraints from 3rd party applications. Applications interact with the standardized interface rather than the underlying NOS implementation, reducing the knowledge requirement while maintaining the ability to satisfy functional needs through the defined interface contract.
Solution Approach 2:
Segmenting the system into separate NOS and application layers with a defined interface reduces integration knowledge requirements. Applications only need to understand the intelligent edge link interface specification, not the internal NOS architecture, thereby reducing complexity while preserving functional completeness.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, provisioning the router with a first application, and provisioning the router with a first intelligent edge link associated with the first application within a network operating system. The first application is separate from the network operating system. Further embodiments include mapping the first intelligent edge link to a first virtual interface associated with the first application. The first virtual interface is within the first application separate from the network operating system. Other embodiments are disclosed.