System and method of configuring network infrastructure using functional building blocks

An infrastructure and network technology, applied in the field of functional building blocks to configure network infrastructure, can solve problems such as limited configuration options and non-expandability, and achieve high-possibility effects

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-21
IBM CORP
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However, a problem with such conventional approaches is that they are generally not scalable because, for example, there is a one-to-one mapping between physical to virtual devices, which makes configuration options very limited without increasing the number of virtual devices

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[0028] Referring now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1-10 , there are shown exemplary aspects of methods and structures in accordance with the present invention.

[0029] Unique and insignificant features of the exemplary aspects of the invention are directed to novel systems and methods for configuring network infrastructure using functional building blocks. Exemplary aspects of the invention provide a functional approach to network configuration such that network configuration can be automated for a wider set of services by representing the network configuration as a functional composition of basic blocks.

[0030] For example, with reference to Figures 1-3, instead of describing configurations with respect to a set of network devices, exemplary aspects of configurations of the present invention are described in terms of a set of functional network building blocks. These functional building blocks are preferably configurable to implement the required network conn...

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A method of, and system for, configuring a network infrastructure, which includes representing the network infrastructure as a composition of a predetermined number of functional building blocks, configuring a network blue print based on the predetermined number of functional building blocks, and mapping the predetermined number of functional building blocks onto available physical resources of the network infrastructure, such that network configuration can be automated for a wide set of services representing network configuration as a functional composition of elemental blocks.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a system and method for configuring a network infrastructure using functional building blocks. Exemplary aspects of the invention provide, inter alia, a functional approach to network configuration such that network configuration can be automated for a wider set of services by representing the network configuration as a functional composition of basic blocks. Background technique [0002] Providing network connectivity requires configuring several different devices - depending on the scheme, the complexity can vary from configuring one network access card to thousands of different network devices. Thus, providing network connectivity can be a challenge. [0003] For example, configuration may be required on numerous network devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, etc. Different vendors may have different implementations. In addition, conflicting configurations across connections are po...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/24H04L29/08G06F9/445
CPCH04L41/5041H04L41/0886H04L41/0806H04L41/0889
Inventor 约汉·鲁曼德班简·萨哈萨姆比特·萨胡迪内什·维尔马迈克尔·E.·巴斯凯莱普·T.·许恩赫
Owner IBM CORP
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