Dedicated software-defined networking network for performance monitoring of production software-defined networking network
US9838284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one aspect disclosed herein, a performance monitoring SDN controller can translate an intent specified by a performance monitoring application into a flow rule and an action set to be utilized by a performance monitoring SDN element to process a packet flow received from the target SDN network. The performance monitoring SDN controller can provide the flow rule and the action set to a performance monitoring SDN element, which can receive the packet flow from the target SDN network and can analyze the packet flow in accordance with the flow rule to match the packet flow to an action included within the action set. The performance monitoring SDN element can execute the action to monitor a performance metric of the packet flow and to provide a value for the performance metric to the performance monitoring application agent, which can generate a message that includes the value.
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