Attaching service level agreements to application containers and enabling service assurance

• US 10,367,914 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2016
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Narasimhan, Srikanth, Feng, Chao, Sanzgiri, Ajit
• Primary Examiner(s): Wasel, Mohamed A.
• Application Number:
  US14/994,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20170201597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5048 Automatic or semi-automatic definitions, e.g. definition templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/56 implementing delay-aware scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/624 Altering the ordering of packets in an individual queue
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/6275 based on priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/90 Buffering arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1044 Group management mechanisms management of multicast group membership H04L12/185; reconfiguring of node membership in a computing system to eliminate errors G06F11/1425
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/03 Protocol definition or specification protocol conformance testing H04L1/244

Abstract

Providing a template for orchestration of a cloud provided service in a datacenter. This template can include virtual processing services, virtual networking services, storage services, and service level requirements that a user or administrator can select for the cloud provided service. Based on the template the cloud provided service can be provisioned according to the requirements of the service level agreement.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

providing a template for orchestration of a cloud provided service in a datacenter, the template including selectable;

virtual processing services, virtual networking services, storage services, and service level requirements for the cloud provided service, the datacenter including a plurality of segmented sections of the datacenter;

determining a provisioning queue placement for the cloud provided service based on at least the service level requirements; and

automatically provisioning the cloud provided service in at least one of the plurality of segmented sections based on the template, the provisioning including insertion of a request in a queue based on the provisioning queue placement, wherein if the insertion of the request causes displacement of another request, then the another request is shifted backwards in the queue to a next placement following the request, and

wherein the selectable service level requirements at least one of;

include a time to provision the cloud provided service, and the provisioning queue placement is based on available computing resources to provision the cloud provided service, an existing queue of tasks requiring computing resources, and a priority level associated with the tasks in the existing queue or

include an uptime requirement and a tolerance for unavailability of the cloud provided service, and

the provisioning of the cloud provided service includes two or more data centers and is based on the uptime requirement and the tolerance for unavailability.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein access to the cloud provided service from other services in the datacenter is provided by a virtual firewall.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the template is associated with a user group and the service level requirements are associated with the user group.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the priority level for the cloud provided service based on the time to provision.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectable service level requirements include the uptime requirement, the method comprising:

determining an operating priority level for the cloud provided service based on the uptime requirement.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to:

provide a template for orchestration of a cloud provided service in a datacenter having a plurality of segmented sections, the template including selectable;

virtual processing services, virtual networking services, storage services, and service level requirements for the cloud provided service;

determine a provisioning queue placement for the cloud provided service based on at least the service level requirements; and

automatically provision the cloud provided service in at least one of the plurality of segmented sections based on the template, the provision of the cloud provided service including insertion of a request in a queue based on the provisioning queue placement,

wherein if the insertion of the request causes displacement of another request, then the another request is shifted backwards in the queue to a next placement following the request, and

wherein the selectable service level requirements at least one of;

include a time to provision the cloud provided service, and the provisioning queue placement is based on available computing resources to provision the cloud provided service, an existing queue of tasks requiring computing resources, and a priority level associated with the tasks in the existing queue, or

include an uptime requirement and a tolerance for unavailability of the cloud provider service, and the provisioning of the cloud provided service includes two or more data centers based on the uptime requirement and the tolerance for unavailability.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein access to the cloud provided service from other services in the datacenter is provided by a virtual firewall.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the template is associated with a user group and the service level requirements are associated with the user group.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

determine the priority level for the cloud provided service based on the time to provision.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the selectable service level requirements include the uptime requirement, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

determine an operating priority level for the cloud provided service based on the uptime requirement.

11. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium; and

non-transitory computer-readable instructions stored on the computer-readable medium that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to;

provide a template for orchestration of a cloud provided service in a datacenter having a plurality of segmented sections, the template including selectable;

virtual processing services, virtual networking services, storage services, and service level requirements for the cloud provided service;

determine a provisioning queue placement for the cloud provided service based on at least the service level requirements; and

automatically provision the cloud provided service in at least one of the plurality of segmented sections based on the template, the provision of the cloud provided service including insertion of a request in a queue based on the provisioning queue placement,

wherein if the insertion of the request causes displacement of another request, then the another request is shifted backwards in the queue to a next placement following the request, and

wherein the selectable service level requirements at least one;

include a time to provision the cloud provided service, and the provisioning queue placement is based on available computing resources to provision the cloud provided service, an existing queue of tasks requiring computing resources, and a priority level associated with the tasks in the existing queue, or

include an uptime requirement and a tolerance for unavailability of the cloud provider service, and the provisioning of the cloud provided service included two or more data centers and is based on the uptime requirements and the tolerance unavailability.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein access to the cloud provided service from other services in the datacenter is provided by a virtual firewall.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the template is associated with a user group and the service level requirements are associated with the user group.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the system to:

determine the priority level for the cloud provided service based on the time to provision.