Subscription Management via Distributed Control Plane
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Solution Overview
Problem
In distributed systems, managing deployment level configurations of components is challenging due to inaccurate information distribution, leading to potential impairments of computer implemented services, as not all components have access to accurate information, resulting in incompatible solution deployments.
Innovation Solution
A distributed control plane and management model empower entities with accurate information to honor, reject, or remediate subscription decisions, using deployment managers to review solution dependencies and request additional subscriptions to ensure compatibility, and deploy impaired solutions when necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a distributed system allows autonomous subscription decisions at component level, then system autonomy and scalability are improved, but information accuracy and solution compatibility deteriorate due to inaccurate information distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a preliminary action by requiring deployment managers to review solution dependencies and assess compatibility before subscription decisions are finalized. This pre-check mechanism ensures that autonomous components make informed decisions with access to accurate system-wide information, preventing compatibility issues before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where deployment managers monitor and evaluate the accuracy of information distributed to components. When inaccuracies are detected that could lead to incompatible deployments, the system provides corrective feedback to ensure subsequent subscription decisions are based on accurate data, maintaining reliability while preserving autonomy.
2Reliability
If deployment managers review all solution dependencies to ensure compatibility, then solution compatibility is improved, but computational overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by enabling deployment managers to perform targeted dependency reviews only for components and solutions where information accuracy is critical or where incompatibility risks are identified. This selective approach maintains high compatibility assurance while minimizing unnecessary computational overhead in low-risk areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts the depth and scope of dependency review based on system state parameters such as information accuracy metrics, solution criticality, and historical compatibility data. This adaptive parameter adjustment allows the system to maintain reliability while optimizing computational resource usage by intensifying review only when necessary.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the system deploys impaired solutions when compatibility cannot be ensured, then service continuity is improved, but service quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements beforehand cushioning by deploying impaired solutions only after explicit authorization and with the understanding that they are temporary fallback measures. The system prepares compensatory mechanisms and monitoring in advance to detect when the impaired solution causes issues, allowing for timely remediation while maintaining service continuity during the transition.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for providing for providing computer implemented services using managed systems are disclosed. To improve the likelihood of the computer implemented services being provided, a subscription based model may be used to manage the managed systems. The subscription model may utilize a highly accessible service to obtain information regarding capabilities of managed systems to present information regarding all potential solutions that the managed systems may provide. In some cases, subscription decisions may be based on inaccurate information. To limit the potential impact of subscription decisions made based on inaccurate information, the system may operate using a distributed control plane and management model where the entities most closely related to or likely to have accurate information is empowered to honor, reject, and/or remediate subscription decisions made by other entities.