Advertising network resource sharing status in SDN
US11089102B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is implemented by a network device acting as a switch in a data plane of a software defined networking (SDN) network. The switch is communicatively coupled to a controller in a control plane of the SDN network, where the controller manages packet processing functionality of the switch. The method to provide data storage resource sharing information to the controller so that the controller can manage data storage resource utilization of the switch. The method includes determining which tables stored in the switch share a data storage resource of the switch and transmitting data storage resource sharing information to the controller, where the data storage resource sharing information includes an indication of the tables that share the data storage resource.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.