System and apparatus of a software-service-defined-network (SSDN)
US9106515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0809
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network apparatus for coupling control plane controllers and data plane switches in a global software service defined network (SSDN), wherein the global SSDN comprises a plurality of local SSDNs, comprising a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus comprising a processor, wherein the NSSL service bus is coupled to a plurality of network controllers and to a plurality of network switches, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to coordinate the actions of the plurality of network controllers, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to expose the plurality of controllers as services addressable by service names, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to extend a local SSDN into a global SSDN network; and wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network.
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