Trace Chain Query Using Group Identifier for Multi-Chain Fault Location

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing trace chain technologies are limited in tracing and locating faults in multi-trace chain scenarios, as they can only trace and locate faults within a single trace chain.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilize a group identifier to associate and query trace chain information across multiple trace chains, allowing the trace chain server to find and locate faults by restoring and traversing trace chains based on the group identifier, which includes operation, user, and timestamp information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing trace chain technology is used, then fault tracing works within a single trace chain, but it cannot trace and locate faults in multi-trace chain scenarios

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-trace chain scenario capabilityVSAvoidtrace chain information association

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a group identifier as an intermediary element that associates multiple trace chains. This group identifier acts as a mediator that links different trace chains together, enabling the system to trace and locate faults across multiple trace chains while maintaining the ability to query and analyze information from all associated chains simultaneously

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If multiple trace chains are queried separately, then each trace chain can be analyzed individually, but fault locating in complex multi-trace chain scenarios becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefault locating efficiencyVSAvoidtrace chain information management

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a unified query mechanism that can handle both single trace chain and multiple trace chain scenarios through the same interface. The group identifier enables a single query operation to retrieve information from multiple trace chains, making the system universally applicable to different tracing scenarios without requiring separate complex management mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11809300B2Trace chain information query method and device

Publication Date: 2023.11.07 HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD

AI summary

This application provides a trace chain information query method, including: receiving, by a trace chain server, first trace chain information sent by a first service node and second trace chain information sent by a second service node, where the first service node is a service node in a first trace chain, the second service node is a service node in a second trace chain, both the first trace chain and the second trace chain are generated as triggered by a same user operation, the first trace chain information includes a group identifier, the second trace chain information includes the group identifier, and the group identifier is used to indicate the user operation; and finding, by the trace chain server, the first trace chain information and the second trace chain information based on the group identifier.