AUTONOMIC NETWORK NODE SYSTEM
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Abstract
An autonomic network node system for providing at least one virtual router (VR) for providing on demand virtual routing service, the autonomic network node system includes a plurality of autonomic router components (ARCs) comprising at least one autonomic control component (ACC) and at least one autonomic forwarding component (AFC), physical resources comprising a plurality of logical resource partitions (LRPs), at least one database for storing information relating to the plurality of ARCs and LRPs, and a autonomic framework configured for receiving at least one request of on demand virtual routing service, accessing at the at least one database, allocating at least one LRP to perform at least one ARC to be installed in the autonomic network node system, installing the at least one ARC in the autonomic network node system, allocating the installed ARC and, updating the at least one database.
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88 Claims
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58. An autonomic network node system for providing at least one virtual router (VR) for providing on demand virtual routing service, the autonomic network node system comprising:
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a plurality of autonomic router components (ARCs) configured for providing at least one virtual router (VR) instance, the ARCs comprising; at least one autonomic control component (ACC) operating in a VR control plane, and at least one autonomic forwarding component (AFC) operating in a VR forwarding plane, physical resources comprising a plurality of logical resource partitions (LRPs) for performing the ARCs, at least one database for storing network node system information relating to the plurality of ARCs and LRPs, and a autonomic framework configured for receiving through a system interface at least one request of on demand virtual routing service, accessing at the at least one database, based on the network node system information and the at least one request to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service, allocating at least one LRP to perform at least one ARC to be installed in the autonomic network node system, installing the at least one ARC in the autonomic network node system and allocating the installed ARC to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service and/or, allocating at least one already installed ARC, and, updating the at least one database to store information relating to the allocated at least one ARC and/or the at least one LRP and to the provided on demand virtual routing service. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method for providing at least one virtual router (VR) for providing on demand virtual routing service in a autonomic network node system comprising a plurality of ARCs configured for providing at least one VR instance, the ARCs comprising:
- at least one ACC operating in a VR control plane, and at least one AFC operating in a VR forwarding plane, physical resources comprising a plurality of LRPs for performing the ARCs, at least one database for storing network node system information relating to ARCs and LRPs, and a autonomic framework,
in which method, the autonomic framework receives at least one request of on demand virtual routing service through a system interface, accesses at the at least one database, based on the network node system information and the at least one request allocates at least one LRP to perform at least one ARC to be installed in the autonomic network node system, installs the at least one ARC in the autonomic network node system and allocates the installed ARC to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service, and/or allocates at least one already installed ARC to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service and, updates the at least one database to store information relating to the allocated at least one ARC and/or the at least one LRP and to on demand virtual routing service. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
- at least one ACC operating in a VR control plane, and at least one AFC operating in a VR forwarding plane, physical resources comprising a plurality of LRPs for performing the ARCs, at least one database for storing network node system information relating to ARCs and LRPs, and a autonomic framework,
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88. A computer program product storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, perform a method for providing at least one virtual router (VR) for providing on demand virtual routing service in an autonomic network node system comprising a plurality of ARCs configured for providing at least one VR instance, the ARCs comprising:
- at least one ACC operating in a VR control plane, and at least one AFC operating in a VR forwarding plane, physical resources comprising a plurality of LRPs for performing the ARCs, at least one database for storing network node system information relating to ARCs and LRPs, and a autonomic framework, in which method, the autonomic framework receives at least one request of on demand virtual routing service through a system interface, accesses at the at least one database, based on the network node system information and the at least one request allocates at least one LRP) to perform at least one ARC to be installed in the autonomic network node system, installs the at least one ARC in the autonomic network node system and allocates the installed ARC to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service and/or allocates at least one already installed ARC to provide the at least one requested virtual routing service, and updates the at least one database to store information relating to the allocated at least one ARC and/or the at least one LRP and to on demand virtual routing service.
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