Web Server Service Sharing via Aggregated Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for remote access to local networks require establishing a point-to-point connection, such as a VPN tunnel, for users to browse and discover available services, which is cumbersome and resource-intensive, and lack selective access control and address coordination across overlapping private address spaces.
Innovation Solution
A method and arrangement where a first web server in a local network detects local services, creates an aggregated service record, and distributes it to other local networks for exposure, allowing users to discover services without initial connection establishment and enabling selective service sharing and address management through collaboration groups and filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a point-to-point connection (VPN tunnel) is established for remote service browsing, then users can discover and access services in other local networks, but the connection establishment is cumbersome and consumes significant network and processing resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the service browsing function from the connection establishment process. Instead of requiring a full VPN tunnel for browsing, the system extracts only the necessary service information and makes it available through a lightweight mechanism, separating the information retrieval phase from the actual service usage phase
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-establishing collaboration groups and pre-sharing service records between networks. Service information is prepared and distributed in advance through web servers, so when users want to browse services, the information is already available without requiring real-time connection setup
2Adaptability or versatility
If service records are distributed to multiple local networks, then selective service sharing is enabled, but address coordination across overlapping private address spaces becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism through collaboration group identifiers and standardized service record formats. These intermediaries mediate between different local networks with overlapping address spaces, allowing service sharing without direct address coordination between networks. The web server acts as an intermediary that handles address translation and routing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the address space management by introducing collaboration group identifiers that separate different networks logically. Each network maintains its own private address space independently, and the segmentation allows multiple networks to share services without address conflicts through hierarchical identification
3Productivity
If all services in a local network are exposed to remote networks, then complete service availability is achieved, but access control granularity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different access control policies for different services within the same collaboration group. Each service record can have its own accessibility attributes and filtering rules, enabling fine-grained control where each service is treated individually rather than all-or-nothing exposure
Data Source
AI summary
A method and arrangement in a first web server (202) of a first local network (200) for snaring local services with other local networks (204). The first web server (202) detects (2:1) local services configured in one or more devices (D1, D2, D3 . . . ) present in the first local network, and creates (2:2) an aggregated service record (I) that includes a selection of detected local services to become available remotely for devices in the other local networks. The first web server (202) then distributes (2:3) the aggregated service record to web servers (WS) of the other local networks for exposure to devices in the other local networks. Thereby, users in the other networks (204) can discover what services are available in the first local network (200) without requiring a connection to the first local network.