Topology Split Manager for Network Domain Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for assigning agents to managers in distributed-architecture management systems are inefficient, particularly in large networks, as they often require manual configuration and may not scale, leading to issues like undetected failures and excessive computational burden.
Innovation Solution
A method that determines weights for network elements, assigns them to domains based on highest weighted neighbors, and iteratively increases the weight threshold to achieve a desired number of domains with accumulated weights below a threshold, using graph contraction and mapping processes to optimize domain assignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a centralized manager is used to manage all agents in a distributed system, then coordination and control are simplified, but the computational burden becomes unsustainable in large networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized management system into multiple distributed managers, each responsible for a subset of agents. This segmentation reduces the computational burden on any single manager while maintaining coordinated control across the entire network through inter-manager communication and collaboration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If ad-hoc manual configuration methods are used to assign devices to managers, then flexibility in configuration is achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient for very large networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automated algorithm that enables the management system to self-configure by automatically assigning devices to managers based on network topology and performance criteria. This eliminates manual configuration while maintaining adaptability through dynamic adjustment capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts assignment parameters such as domain thresholds and weight factors to optimize the distribution of devices across managers. By changing these parameters, the system can adapt to different network sizes and configurations without manual reconfiguration.
3Reliability
If devices are assigned to multiple managers to ensure comprehensive monitoring, then detection accuracy improves, but the complexity of coordination and event correlation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standardized event correlation mechanism that acts as an intermediary between multiple managers. This mechanism automatically correlates events across manager boundaries using defined rules and protocols, reducing the coordination complexity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring and detection accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, apparatus and computer product for assigning elements of a network into a plurality of domains is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining a weight for each of said network elements, creating at least one of said plurality of domains by assigning each of said network elements having a weight no greater than a desired weight threshold with a highest weighted neighboring network element wherein the weight of said network elements and the highest weight neighboring network element is no greater than a desired threshold value, and iteratively increasing the desired weight threshold and repeating the assignment of network elements to at least one of said plurality of domains until a desired number of domains having an accumulated weight less than the desired threshold value has been obtained. The method further identifies each of the network elements assigned to the domains providing communications between said domains.