Multiple feedback instance inter-coordination to determine optimal actions

• US 10,129,157 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2015
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fan, James W., Aaron, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tiv, Backhean
• Application Number:
  US14/675,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20160295422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,323 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers

Abstract

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to multiple feedback instance inter-coordination to determine optimal actions. According to one aspect, a system can receive a plurality of events associated with a group of feedback instances operating in a runtime. The system can examine the plurality of events to determine if a match exists between the plurality of events and an optimization plan. If so, the system can instruct a further system to realize the optimization plan. If not, the system can identify an extensibility of a feedback instance in the group of feedback instances. The extensibility can extend functionality of the feedback instance to provide additional information responsive to an event of the plurality of events. The system can update a feedback instance model associated with the feedback instance for which the extensibility was identified and can instruct the further system to extend the scope of the feedback instance.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processing unit; and

a memory unit that stores instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform operations comprising

receiving a plurality of events associated with a group of feedback instances operating in a runtime associated with a cloud computing environment,

examining the plurality of events to determine if a match exists between the plurality of events and an optimization plan,

if the match exists, instructing a feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to realize the optimization plan, and

if the match does not exist,

identifying an extensibility of a feedback instance in the group of feedback instances, the extensibility extending functionality of the feedback instance to provide additional information responsive to an event of the plurality of events,

updating a feedback instance model associated with the feedback instance for which the extensibility was identified, and

instructing the feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to extend a scope of the feedback instance so that the feedback instance can provide the additional information responsive to the event of the plurality of events, wherein the scope of the feedback instance is extended based upon a model extensibility policy that defines an extent of allowable modification allowed to extend the scope of the feedback instance.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining whether all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances;

and wherein identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances comprises identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances in response to determining that all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise waiting for an event from another feedback instance in response to determining that less than all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise storing, in an active feedback instance model storage of a feedback instance model repository, the feedback instance model as an updated feedback instance model in association with the feedback instance.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a further event from an extended feedback instance operating in the runtime, wherein the extended feedback instance is based upon the updated feedback instance model.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise, if the match exists:

generating a realization request to instruct the feedback instance orchestrator and controller to realize the optimization plan; and

sending the realization request to the feedback instance orchestrator and controller so that the feedback instance orchestrator and controller can coordinate the optimization plan.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the extensibility comprises adding an actor to the feedback instance.

8. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit of a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of events associated with a group of feedback instances operating in a runtime associated with a cloud computing environment;

examining the plurality of events to determine if a match exists between the plurality of events and an optimization plan;

if the match exists, instructing a feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to realize the optimization plan; and

if the match does not exist,

identifying an extensibility of a feedback instance in the group of feedback instances, the extensibility extending functionality of the feedback instance to provide additional information responsive to an event of the plurality of events,

updating a feedback instance model associated with the feedback instance for which the extensibility was identified, and

instructing the feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to extend a scope of the feedback instance so that the feedback instance can provide the additional information responsive to the event of the plurality of events, wherein the scope of the feedback instance is extended based upon a model extensibility policy that defines an extent of allowable modification allowed to extend the scope of the feedback instance.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining whether all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances;

and wherein identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances comprises identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances in response to determining that all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise waiting for an event from another feedback instance in response to determining that less than all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing, in an active feedback instance model storage of a feedback instance model repository, the feedback instance model as an updated feedback instance model in association with the feedback instance.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a further event from an extended feedback instance operating in the runtime, wherein the extended feedback instance is based upon the updated feedback instance model.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise, if the match exists:

generating a realization request to instruct the feedback instance orchestrator and controller to realize the optimization plan; and

sending the realization request to the feedback instance orchestrator and controller so that the feedback instance orchestrator and controller can coordinate the optimization plan.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the extensibility comprises adding an actor to the feedback instance.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by a feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, a plurality of events associated with a group of feedback instances operating in a runtime associated with a cloud computing environment;

examining, by the feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, the plurality of events to determine if a match exists between the plurality of events and an optimization plan;

if the match exists, instructing, by the feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, a feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to realize the optimization plan; and

if the match does not exist,

identifying, by the feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, an extensibility of a feedback instance in the group of feedback instances, the extensibility extending functionality of the feedback instance to provide additional information responsive to an event of the plurality of events,

updating, by the feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, a feedback instance model associated with the feedback instance for which the extensibility was identified, and

instructing, by the feedback instance coordination and optimization resolver system, the feedback instance orchestrator and controller system to extend a scope of the feedback instance so that the feedback instance can provide the additional information responsive to the event of the plurality of events, wherein the scope of the feedback instance is extended based upon a model extensibility policy that defines an extent of allowable modification allowed to extend the scope of the feedback instance.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining whether all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances;

and wherein identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances comprises identifying the extensibility of the feedback instance in the group of feedback instances in response to determining that all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising waiting for an event from another feedback instance in response to determining that less than all related feedback instances are associated with the group of feedback instances.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing, in an active feedback instance model storage of a feedback instance model repository, the feedback instance model as an updated feedback instance model in association with the feedback instance.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving a further event from an extended feedback instance operating in the runtime, wherein the extended feedback instance is based upon the updated feedback instance model.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the extensibility comprises adding an actor to the feedback instance.