Flexible policy semantics extensions using dynamic tagging and manifests
US11509578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes a method of utilizing network controllers to store mappings between policies, dynamic operating attributes (DOA), and trigger values in a manifest and utilizing software agents in communication to monitor DOAs of respective workloads or workload groupings for trigger values associated with the DOAs to apply a corresponding policy at run-time. The method provides for flexible policy semantics and on-demand policy provisioning. The method includes receiving at a network controller, a definition of a policy, a DOA associated with a workload, and a trigger value associated with the DOA, storing a mapping between the policy, DOA and trigger value, sending the DOA and the trigger value to a datapath agent monitoring respective workloads, receiving an indication that a current value of the DOA of the workload corresponds to the trigger value from the software agent, and sending the policy to the software agent for distribution to the workload.
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