System and method for identifying stale software-defined network component configurations
US11269657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for identifying stale configurations of a software-defined network (SDN) component uses a configuration export file of the SDN component to generate configuration dependency strands for configurations of the SDN component. The configuration dependency strands can then be classified as being stale based on at least one of path length, reference count and a custom attribute to elements in a network infrastructure for the configuration dependency strands.
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