20240031273. METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN SD-WAN USING METRIC-BASED HEAT MAPS simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)

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METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN SD-WAN USING METRIC-BASED HEAT MAPS

Organization Name

VMware, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Navaneeth Krishnan Ramaswamy of Chennai (IN)

Arun Kumar Srinivasan of Waterloo (CA)

METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN SD-WAN USING METRIC-BASED HEAT MAPS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240031273 titled 'METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN SD-WAN USING METRIC-BASED HEAT MAPS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a method for dynamically deploying a managed forwarding element (MFE) in a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) for a specific geographic region where multiple SaaS applications are distributed. The method involves determining the need for an additional MFE based on flow patterns of multiple flows destined for the SaaS applications in the region. The additional MFE is then configured to be deployed at a specific location in the region to forward the multiple flows to the SaaS applications. Forwarding rules are provided to a set of MFEs that connect branch sites to the SD-WAN, directing them to use the additional MFE for subsequent data messages belonging to the multiple flows.

  • The method dynamically deploys a managed forwarding element (MFE) in a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) for a specific geographic region.
  • The deployment is based on flow patterns of multiple flows destined for multiple SaaS applications distributed across the region.
  • An additional MFE is determined to be needed for the region based on the flow patterns.
  • The additional MFE is configured to deploy at a specific location in the region for forwarding the multiple flows to the SaaS applications.
  • Forwarding rules are provided to a set of MFEs that connect branch sites to the SD-WAN.
  • The forwarding rules direct the set of MFEs to use the additional MFE for forwarding subsequent data messages belonging to the multiple flows.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Efficient deployment of managed forwarding elements (MFEs) in software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) for specific geographic regions with multiple SaaS applications.
  • Optimization of network traffic flow patterns for improved performance and reliability in SD-WAN environments.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Efficiently managing network traffic in software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) with multiple SaaS applications distributed across specific geographic regions.
  • Dynamically deploying additional managed forwarding elements (MFEs) based on flow patterns to ensure optimal forwarding of data messages.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Improved performance and reliability of network traffic in software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) for specific geographic regions with multiple SaaS applications.
  • Efficient utilization of managed forwarding elements (MFEs) by dynamically deploying them based on flow patterns, reducing network congestion and improving overall network efficiency.


Original Abstract Submitted

some embodiments provide a method for dynamically deploying a managed forwarding element (mfe) in a software-defined wide-area network (sd-wan) for a particular geographic region across which multiple saas applications is distributed. the method determines, based on flow patterns for multiple flows destined for the multiple saas applications distributed across the particular geographic region, that an additional mfe is needed for the particular geographic region. the method configures the additional mfe to deploy at a particular location in the particular geographic region for forwarding the multiple flows to the multiple saas applications. the method provides, to a particular set of mfes that connect a set of branch sites to the sd-wan, a set of forwarding rules to direct the particular set of mfes to use the additional mfe for forwarding subsequent data messages belonging to the multiple flows to the multiple saas applications.

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