Socket Service Peer-to-Peer Linking for Server-Less Architectures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems require complex and costly infrastructure to manage long-lived connections between client devices and servers, especially when handling large numbers of devices and custom communication protocols, leading to burdensome configuration and management processes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a socket service within a provider network that manages secure sockets, enables peer-to-peer connections, and allows clients to use server-less architectures, reducing the need for dedicated server infrastructure by using a socket service for managing secure sockets and enabling true server-less applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large fleet of servers is deployed to manage long-lived connections and custom communication protocols, then the system can handle numerous client devices, but the infrastructure complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a socket service as an intermediary component between client devices and application servers. This socket service manages the complex socket operations, connection lifecycle, and protocol handling, allowing application servers to focus solely on business logic. The socket service acts as a mediator that handles the tedious socket configuration and management tasks, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity while maintaining the ability to handle numerous client devices.
2Reliability
If dedicated server infrastructure is used to manage secure connections, then connection security and reliability are maintained, but the cost and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The socket service is designed as a universal, multi-functional component that can be shared across multiple application servers and client devices. Instead of each application requiring dedicated server infrastructure, the socket service provides universal socket management capabilities that serve multiple purposes: connection establishment, authentication, data transmission, and connection termination. This multi-functionality reduces the total quantity of computing infrastructure resources needed while maintaining connection security through centralized credential management.
3Productivity
If manual configuration of intermediary infrastructure is performed to route data between devices, then data transmission paths can be established, but the configuration process becomes burdensome especially for large numbers of devices
Solution Approach 1:
The socket service implements self-service functionality by automatically managing socket configuration, connection routing, and data transmission paths. When a client device connects, the socket service automatically creates the necessary socket, configures authentication credentials, and establishes data transmission routes without requiring manual intervention. The service monitors connection states and dynamically adjusts routing as needed, thereby maintaining high productivity for data transmission while dramatically reducing configuration effort for large numbers of devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A socket service may be used to link a peer socket to another peer socket. The peer socket is for communicating data to and from a client device and the other peer socket is for communicating data to and from another client device. If a socket opens and the corresponding peer socket is not yet open then the socket waits for the corresponding peer socket to open. When a client device requests a socket to be opened, the client device requests a particular client-defined function mapping to be associated with the socket. When the socket is opened, the endpoint specified in the client-defined function mapping is invoked. An identifier associated with the client device is sent to the endpoint. If the endpoint returns a socket identifier for another socket, then the socket service links the peer socket to the other peer socket, linking the client device to another client device.