Device compatibility in a communication architecture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020252289-A1
Application number	US-201916264024-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 31, 2019
Priority date	Jan 31, 2019
Publication date	Aug 6, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Facilitating device compatibility is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise evaluating a parameter of a device to a defined parameter of a device pool based on receipt of a request to add the device to the device pool and based on a determination that a device type of the device does not match a defined device type of the device pool. Further, the operations can comprise either allowing the device to be included in the device pool based on the evaluating, or denying the device to be included in the device pool based on the evaluating. If the inclusion of the device is denied, the operations can comprise providing information indicative of a denial to add the device to the device pool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a request to add a device to a device pool of a communication architecture, wherein a device type of the device does not match a defined device type of the device pool; evaluating, by the system, a parameter associated with the device and a defined setting associated with the device pool; and outputting, by the system, a first indication based on the parameter conforming to the defined setting and a second indication based on the parameter failing to conform to the defined setting.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating comprises determining a restriction associated with adding the device to the device pool.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the restriction is a low-level restriction, and wherein the second indication comprises an indication of differences between the parameter and the defined setting, and wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the system, an acknowledgement request associated with the differences; and allowing, by the system, the device to be added to the device pool based on a first receipt of a first confirmation in response to the acknowledgement request, or denying, by the system, the device to be added to the device pool based on a second receipt of a denial of the acknowledgement request, or no response to the acknowledgement request.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the restriction is a high-level restriction, and wherein the second indication comprises an indication of the differences, and wherein the method further comprises:
denying, by the system, the device to be added to the device pool; and outputting, by the system, the second indication that comprises a specific reason for denial to add the device to the device pool.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is a first device, wherein the parameter is a first parameter, and wherein the evaluating the first parameter comprises:
evaluating historical data associated with at least a second device included in the device pool; and selectively allowing the first device to be added to the device pool based on a determination that the first parameter matches a second parameter of the second device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is a first device, wherein the device type is a first device type, and wherein the evaluating the parameter comprises:
evaluating historical data associated with at least a second device included in the device pool; and selectively allowing the first device to be added to the device pool based on a determination that the first device type matches a second device type of the second device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining, by the system, one or more restrictions related to addition of devices to the device pool, wherein the one or more restrictions are based on a performance level of the device pool satisfying a defined performance level after the addition of the devices to the device pool.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
allowing, by the system, the addition of a first device of the devices to the device pool based on the performance level satisfying the defined performance level after the addition of the first device; and denying, by the system, the addition of a second device of the devices to the device pool based on the performance level failing to satisfy the defined performance level after the addition of the second device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining, by the system, one or more restrictions related to addition of devices to the device pool, wherein the one or more restrictions are based on a reliability threshold of the device pool satisfying a defined reliability threshold based on the addition of the devices to the device pool.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
allowing, by the system, the addition of a first device of the devices to the device pool based on the reliability threshold satisfying the defined reliability threshold after the addition of the first device; and denying, by the system, the addition of a second device of the devices to the device pool based on the reliability threshold failing to satisfy the defined reliability threshold after the addition of the second device.

11 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
evaluating a parameter of a device to a defined parameter of a device pool based on receipt of a request to add the device to the device pool and based on a determination that a device type of the device does not match a defined device type of the device pool; and
performing one of:
allowing the device to be included in the device pool based on the evaluating, or
denying the device to be included in the device pool based on the evaluating, and
providing information indicative of a denial to add the device to the device pool.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the providing the information indicative of the denial comprises providing the information at a defined level of specificity.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
performing a health check for a cluster configuration of the device pool, comprising assessing one or more restrictions associated with a group of devices in the device pool, wherein the group of devices comprises the device; and changing the cluster configuration of the device pool based on a first determination that a performance level of the device pool is below a defined performance level or a second determination that a reliability level of the device pool is below a defined reliability level.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the device pool is a first device pool, and wherein the changing the cluster configuration of the device pool comprises moving one or more devices of the group of devices to a second device pool.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the determination is a first determination, and wherein the operations further comprise:
performing a health check for a cluster configuration of the device pool, comprising assessing one or more restrictions associated with a group of devices in the device pool, wherein the group of devices comprises the device; and outputting an alert and an action to be performed to correct the cluster configuration based on a second determination that a reliability of the cluster configuration has fallen below a defined reliability level or that a performance of the cluster configuration has fallen blow a defined performance level.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the determination is a first determination, wherein the device is a first device, wherein the parameter is a first parameter, and wherein the operations further comprise:
evaluating historical data associated with at least a second device included in the device pool; and selectively allowing the first device to be added to the device pool based on a second determination that the first parameter matches a second parameter of the second device.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
defining one or more restrictions related to addition of devices to the device pool, wherein the one or more restrictions are based on a performance level of the device pool satisfying a defined performance level based on the addition of the devices to the device pool; allowing the addition of a first device of the devices to the device

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Nelson Joshua
• Ramsden Raymond
• Robert Curtis

Classifications

• H04L67/1097

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• H04L41/0894

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• H04L41/0893 Primary

  Assignment of logical groups to network elements · CPC title

• H04L41/0873 Primary

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• H04L43/16

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