WAN Optimization Devices Automatic Route Discovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuration complexities arise in Wide Area Networks (WANs) when new network devices are added or removed, making it burdensome to ensure up-to-date configuration information, which hinders efficient network communications.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for automatically discovering optimized routes and devices in WANs by exchanging configuration information between paired optimization devices, establishing an optimization route that allows efficient network communications between client devices and servers via paired optimization devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual configuration management is used to ensure up-to-date configuration information, then configuration accuracy is maintained, but operational complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service through automatic configuration information collection and exchange between optimization devices. When a new network device is added or an existing device changes configuration, the affected optimization device automatically discovers the change, retrieves updated configuration information, and exchanges it with paired optimization devices without human intervention. This eliminates manual configuration management while maintaining configuration accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where optimization devices continuously monitor network for configuration changes. When changes are detected, the system automatically triggers configuration information retrieval and exchange processes. This feedback loop ensures configuration accuracy is maintained dynamically without requiring manual updates or significant time investment.
2Productivity
If automatic configuration discovery is implemented, then operational efficiency improves, but system complexity increases due to probe mechanisms and paired device relationships
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing paired relationships between optimization devices in advance. When configuration changes occur, these pre-established pairs enable immediate automatic discovery and information exchange without requiring complex real-time decision-making logic. This reduces operational complexity while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces probe requests and probe responses as intermediary mechanisms to facilitate automatic configuration discovery. These standardized probe messages act as mediators between optimization devices, simplifying the discovery process by providing a uniform communication protocol rather than requiring complex direct negotiation between devices.
3Reliability
If configuration information is manually updated when network devices are added or removed, then configuration reliability is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates due to continuous manual intervention required
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves self-service by automatically detecting when network devices are added or removed and initiating configuration information updates without human intervention. The optimization devices monitor the network autonomously, discover configuration changes, retrieve updated information, and exchange it with paired devices, thereby maintaining configuration reliability while dramatically improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic monitoring and automatic configuration updates whenever network changes are detected. Instead of requiring continuous manual intervention, the system performs automatic configuration reliability maintenance at appropriate intervals or upon event triggers, making operation significantly easier while preserving configuration reliability.
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AI summary
A system, medium and method of automatically discovering a wide area network optimized route is disclosed. A client request is received at a second optimization device to access a server. The second optimization device is of a second local area network with respect to a wide area network (WAN) and is configured to communicate with the server. A probe request is received at the second optimization device from a first optimization device of a first local area network. The probe request establishes an optimization route with the first optimization device. A probe response is sent to the first optimization device, wherein the probe response provides identifying information of the second optimization device. A paired relationship is established, wherein configuration information of the first and second optimization devices are exchanged. An optimization route based on the configuration information is exchanged between the paired first and second optimization devices.