Smart Contract Network Control for Low-Latency Bandwidth Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network hosts face challenges in improving user experience through enhanced latency and bandwidth efficiency, which is affected by variables such as network user behavior and application usage.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a distributed ledger and smart contracts to analyze network data, derive insights, and perform corrective or preventive actions based on predefined conditions, including the deployment of additional network entities to optimize user support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional network management methods are used to monitor and respond to user behavior, then network control and response capability are maintained, but network latency increases and bandwidth efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by deploying smart contracts on the distributed ledger that automatically execute when predefined network conditions are met. Network entities monitor user behavior and application demands in real-time, and corrective actions are triggered automatically without human intervention, reducing response time and latency while maintaining reliable network control.
Solution Approach 2:
The network management system enables self-service through autonomous smart contracts that monitor network performance metrics and automatically execute corrective or preventive actions. The system serves itself by detecting network conditions and implementing solutions without external intervention, improving responsiveness and reducing latency while maintaining control reliability.
2Productivity
If real-time network monitoring and dynamic adjustments are implemented, then bandwidth efficiency and user experience improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where network entities monitor user behavior and application demands in real-time, compare actual performance against target metrics, and automatically execute corrective actions through smart contracts. This feedback mechanism enables dynamic bandwidth optimization and improved user experience while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated rule-based responses.
Solution Approach 2:
The distributed ledger and smart contract framework provides universal functionality that can handle multiple network management tasks through a single platform. The same infrastructure monitors various network metrics, executes different types of corrective actions, and manages diverse application demands, improving bandwidth efficiency without proportionally increasing system complexity through consolidation of functions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional network entities are deployed to handle increased user demand, then network support capability improves, but network cost and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts network resource allocation based on real-time monitoring of user behavior and application demands. Smart contracts automatically trigger the deployment or scaling of network entities only when predefined conditions indicate increased demand, enabling the network to adapt its support capability dynamically without permanently maintaining excess resources, thus balancing adaptability with resource efficiency.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for analyzing a network. An embodiment operates by a network entity from a distributed ledger receiving a notification regarding network information received by the distributed ledger. The entity is associated with a smart contract having one or more conditions that correspond to the network information. The network information is compared with one or more conditions of the smart contract that correspond to the network information. In response to the network information meeting or exceeding a condition of the one or more conditions of the smart contract, the condition is triggered. Further, a transaction to validate an action corresponding to the condition is generated, and the transaction is sent to the distributed ledger. In response to receiving a positive validation from the distributed ledger, the action corresponding to the condition is performed.