Wireless Profile Synchronization via Secure Management Controllers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data processing systems face challenges in securely sharing wireless connection profiles between hardware resources and management controllers, leading to untrusted connections and potential disruptions in computer-implemented services.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a management controller that operates out-of-band from hardware resources, using a public-private key pair to encrypt and securely transmit wireless connection profiles, and maintaining a cache with prioritization based on usage metrics to ensure seamless synchronization across systems.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If wireless connection profiles are shared between hardware resources and management controllers, then service availability is improved, but connection security deteriorates due to untrusted connections

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice availabilityVSAvoidconnection security

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A management controller acts as an intermediary between hardware resources and wireless networks, securely managing wireless connection profiles. The controller receives encrypted profiles from hardware resources, decrypts them using secure keys, and establishes trusted wireless connections, thereby maintaining both service availability and connection security simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If wireless connection profiles are securely encrypted and transmitted, then connection security is improved, but transmission complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection securityVSAvoidtransmission complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The management controller automatically performs encryption and decryption of wireless connection profiles using stored secure keys, without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the cryptographic operations, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high security standards.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Duration of action of stationary object

If synchronization is maintained across multiple data processing systems, then service continuity is improved, but communication overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice continuityVSAvoidcommunication overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

Duration of action of stationary objectVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The management controller performs periodic synchronization of wireless connection profiles across multiple data processing systems at scheduled intervals rather than continuously. This periodic approach maintains service continuity by ensuring all systems have updated profiles while reducing communication overhead compared to constant synchronization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS20250338113A1Managing operation of a data processing system for shared wireless connection

Publication Date: 2025.10.30 DELL PROD LP

AI summary

Methods and systems for managing a data processing system for shared wireless connection operation are disclosed. The method may include establishing wireless connection profiles for use in wireless communications by hardware resources of the data processing system. The wireless connection profiles may be securely synchronized with a cache hosted by a management controller of the data processing system. To do so, wireless connection profiles may be securely transmitted by an operating system agent to the management controller using a key pair controlled by the management controller. The wireless connection profiles may also be securely synchronized with a second data processing system to utilize a shared wireless connection profile with the first data processing system in operation.