Token-Based Provisioning Request Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing provisioning process for client computing devices is tedious and confusing, often overwhelming the provisioning system with requests, leading to failures and user dissatisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A token system is introduced that allocates provisioning requests over time, allowing provisioner devices to interact with a provisioning system on behalf of provisionee devices, ensuring that requests are spread out to avoid overwhelming the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple provisioner devices send provisioning requests simultaneously to the provisioning system, then the provisioning process can be completed faster for each device, but the provisioning system becomes overwhelmed and requests fail
Solution Approach 1:
The token system implements periodic action by distributing provisioning requests across different time periods. Each provisioner device receives tokens that specify when it should send requests, creating a rhythmic, spaced-out pattern of communications rather than simultaneous bursts. This temporal distribution prevents system overload while maintaining steady provisioning progress.
Solution Approach 2:
The token system acts as an intermediary between provisioner devices and the provisioning system. It mediates request timing by issuing tokens that control when each provisioner can communicate with the provisioning system. This intermediary layer coordinates traffic without requiring direct synchronization between provisioners or complex load-balancing logic in the provisioning system.
2Loss of time
If the provisioning system processes all requests at once, then user wait time is reduced, but system capacity is exceeded and provisioning fails
Solution Approach 1:
The token system performs preliminary action by pre-allocating time slots and issuing tokens to provisioner devices before actual provisioning requests are sent. This advance planning allows the system to prepare for incoming requests, allocate resources in advance, and process provisions in an organized sequence rather than reacting to simultaneous demands.
Solution Approach 2:
By implementing periodic request handling through time-sliced token validation, the system processes provisions in controlled batches rather than all at once. This periodic approach maintains steady system utilization, prevents capacity exhaustion, and provides predictable processing intervals that balance user wait time with system sustainability.
3Ease of operation
If provisioner devices are allowed to send requests without coordination, then each device can provision independently and quickly, but the provisioning system experiences traffic spikes and failures
Solution Approach 1:
The token system enables self-service by allowing each provisioner device to independently manage its own request timing based on tokens it receives. Each provisioner autonomously determines when to send requests without needing direct coordination with other provisioners or complex centralized scheduling. This self-service approach maintains operational independence while ensuring system-wide stability through token-constrained request rates.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques and systems for enabling new devices introduced into respective environments (“provisionee devices”) to be provisioned by existing devices in the respective environments (“provisioner devices”) in a manner in which the provisioning requests sent by the provisioner devices are allocated over time and, thus, do not overwhelm the provisioning system(s) at any given time.