Session Manager for Simultaneous Multi-Agent Command Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods require administrators to establish connections with agents one at a time for administrative functions, making it inefficient to perform simultaneous operations across multiple agents from a single client interface.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow for simultaneous multi-agent access through a single client by selecting endpoint devices, establishing connections to a server, identifying agent identifiers, and transmitting session setup commands to establish a session with multiple agents, enabling simultaneous command execution across a network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If administrators establish connections to one agent at a time to perform administrative functions, then the connection management process is simple and straightforward, but the time required to manage multiple agents increases significantly and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the connection management process by introducing a session manager component that handles multiple agent connections independently through a single client session. The session manager creates separate communication channels for each agent while maintaining a unified client interface, allowing parallel connection establishment to multiple agents simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The session manager acts as an intermediary between the administrative client and multiple agents. It receives a single session establishment command from the client and distributes connection requests to multiple agents concurrently, eliminating the need for administrators to manually establish each connection sequentially.
2Productivity
If administrators use multiple client sessions to manage multiple agents simultaneously, then the number of administrative tasks that can be performed in parallel increases, but the device complexity and difficulty of managing multiple connections increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple agent management functions into a single client session through the session manager. Instead of requiring separate client sessions for each agent, the session manager consolidates connection management, command distribution, and response aggregation into one unified interface, reducing complexity while maintaining simultaneous management capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The session manager provides universal functionality by handling multiple agent connections through a single client session. It can simultaneously manage different types of administrative tasks across multiple agents using the same interface and protocol, making the system versatile and easy to use.
3Ease of operation
If a single client session is used to access multiple agents, then the ease of operation improves and connection management becomes simpler, but the reliability and stability of simultaneous multi-agent connections may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The session manager segments communication channels for each agent within the single client session, maintaining independent and stable connection paths. Each agent communicates through its own dedicated channel managed by the session manager, ensuring connection reliability while using a unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The session manager implements feedback mechanisms to monitor the status of each agent connection independently. It tracks connection health, handles errors specific to individual agents, and maintains stable connections by responding to status changes and re-establishing connections when necessary, all while presenting a unified interface to the administrator.
Data Source
AI summary
One example procedure of managing agents via a session client may include selecting multiple endpoint devices to manage, establishing a connection to a server, and identifying at least two agent identifiers identifying multiple agents corresponding to the multiple endpoint devices. The procedure may also include transmitting a session setup command to the server including the at least two agent identifiers and receiving a confirmation that a session has been established between the session client and the multiple agents of the multiple endpoint devices.