Network buildout for cloud computing environments with data control policies

US10762218B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Parvez Anandam · Seattle, US
• Ramnath Prasad · Redmond, US
• Pradeep Ayyappan Nair · Redmond, US
• Lihua Yuan · Sammamish, US
• Sandeep Koushik Sheshadri · Kirkland, US
• Shikhar Suri · Bellevue, US
• Sharda Murthi · Woodinville, US
• David A. Maltz · Redmond, US
• Albert Greenberg · Redmond, US
• Thomas Keane · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 1, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/105
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Network buildout of cloud computing environments subject to different data control policies is performed in a manner that ensures compliance with the data control policies. A buildout service is located in a remote cloud computing environment separate from the cloud computing environments at which buildout is being performed. The buildout service implements workflows to manage different aspects of network buildout in the cloud computing environments. The buildout service does not have access to restricted data in the cloud computing environments, including access control data, such that the buildout service cannot directly interact with network devices. The buildout service issues requests for device configuration to hardware proxies in the cloud computing environments. In response to the requests, the hardware proxies obtain access control data to access and configure the network devices.