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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING APPLICATION PROGRAM NETWORK SERVICE REQUESTS INTO ACTIONS AND PERFORMING THOSE ACTIONS THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT AND/OR CONTROL PLANE RESPONSIVE TO PREVIOUSLY DEFINED POLICIES AND PREVIOUS REQUESTS BY THE SAME OR ANOTHER APPLICATION PROGRAM

  • US 20110238850A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2011
  • Published: 09/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interface operable to interconnect at least one application to a communication network, the communication network having management plane functions, control plane functions and data plane functions, the interface comprising:

  • virtualization layer logic operable;

    to present network information to the at least one application in a form meaningful to the at least one application; and

    to translate network service requests from the at least one application into specific actions performable by at least one of the management plane functions and the control plane functions of the communication network; and

    at least one set of socket logic operable to support communication by the at least one application over the data plane functions of the communication network.

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