Representation and orchestration for virtual wide area networks
US11799731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described are examples for providing management of a virtual wide area network (vWAN) based on operator policies. A network orchestrator presents, to a network operator, a representation of the vWAN including virtual network entities associated with respective geographic locations and virtual connections between the virtual network entities. The network orchestrator receives a policy for the virtual wide area network from the network operator via the representation, the policy to be implemented at one or more of the virtual connections. The network orchestrator translates the policy for the virtual wide area network into a configuration of an underlying wide area network (WAN). The underlying WAN a plurality of geographically distributed physical computing resources in geographic regions corresponding to the virtual network entities and connections there between.
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