Virtual Router Interface Auto-Configuration via Self-Service
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual entry of address information for router redundancy protocols can lead to errors and loss of connectivity due to tedious and prone-to-mistake data entry processes.
Innovation Solution
Program instructions automatically retrieve and auto-configure address information from physical routers to set up virtual router interfaces, eliminating the need for manual data entry and ensuring seamless redundancy without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual entry of address information is used to set up virtual router interfaces, then configuration flexibility is maintained, but error rate increases and connectivity reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically retrieving address information from the physical router interface and configuring the virtual router interface without manual intervention. The router autonomously extracts IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway information from its own physical interfaces and applies them to virtual interfaces, eliminating human error in the configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures the virtual router interface by automatically obtaining address information from the physical router interface before redundancy operations begin. This preliminary automatic configuration ensures that the virtual interface is ready to take over immediately if the physical interface fails, without requiring manual setup that could introduce errors.
2Productivity
If manual configuration of virtual router interfaces is performed, then setup control is maintained, but time consumption increases due to tedious data entry
Solution Approach 1:
The router automatically configures its own virtual interfaces by extracting address information from its physical interfaces. This self-service mechanism eliminates the time-consuming manual data entry process while maintaining configuration accuracy, as the system retrieves and applies its own network parameters automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of copying and pasting address information is replaced with an automated electronic system that programmatically retrieves and configures network parameters. This substitution eliminates the tedious manual data entry process and significantly reduces configuration time.
3Measurement precision
If address information is manually copied and entered, then configuration accuracy depends on user care, but error probability increases due to tedious entry processes
Solution Approach 1:
The router automatically retrieves and configures its own address information without human intervention. This self-service approach ensures maximum accuracy by eliminating transcription errors, while simultaneously improving ease of operation by removing the tedious manual copying and pasting process entirely.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of manually copying address information from physical to virtual interfaces, the system uses automated program instructions to replicate the configuration data. This electronic copying process is both more accurate and easier to execute than manual copying, as it eliminates human error in data transcription.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for redundant router set up. One embodiment of a network device having router functionality includes a processor, memory in communication with the processor, and program instructions. The program instructions can be stored in memory and executable on the processor to designate a fail-over virtual router interface for a first physical router on a second physical router based on addressing information obtained via communication between the first physical router and the second physical router.