US Patent Application 18447158. MULTI-FABRIC DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM simplified abstract
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MULTI-FABRIC DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
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Inventor(s)
Uffaz Nathaniel of Northampton PA (US)
Aakruthi Ramkumar Gopisetty of Mountain View CA (US)
Jason David Notari of Pleasanton CA (US)
Shyam Kapadia of San Jose CA (US)
Lukas Krattiger of Pleasanton CA (US)
MULTI-FABRIC DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18447158 titled 'MULTI-FABRIC DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Simplified Explanation
- The technology described in this patent application allows users to automate the deployment and management of networks. - Users can guide the automation process for any type of network deployment, starting from scratch. - The technology provides network management, visibility, and compliance verification. - A virtual representation of the network is created, based on user-provided parameters and network topology data. - The virtual representation is customizable and interactive. - The technology generates a set of expected configurations for deployment onto the network devices. - If the network deviates from the intended configurations, the technology provides configuration lines to bring it back in line. - The goal is to ensure that the network state matches the set of expected configurations.
Original Abstract Submitted
The present technology provides a framework for user-guided end-to-end automation of network deployment and management, that enables a user to guide the automation process for any kind of network deployment from the ground up, as well as offering network management, visibility, and compliance verification. The disclosed technology accomplishes this by creating a stateful and interactive virtual representation of a fabric using a customizable underlay fabric template instantiated with user-provided parameter values and network topology data computed from one or more connected network devices. A set of expected configurations corresponding to the user-specified underlay and overly fabric policies is then generated for deployment onto the connected network devices. Network deviations from the intended fabric policies are addressed by the provision of one or more configuration lines to be deployed onto or removed from the connected network devices to bring the network state in agreement with the set of expected configuration.
