System and Apparatus of a Software-Service-Defined-Network (SSDN)
First Claim
1. A network apparatus for coupling network controllers and network switches in a global software service defined network (SSDN), wherein the global SSDN comprises a plurality of local SSDNs, comprising:
- a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus comprising a processor, wherein the NSSL service bus is coupled to a plurality of network controllers and to a plurality of network switches,wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to coordinate the actions of the plurality of network controllers,wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to expose the plurality of controllers as services addressable by service names,wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to extend a local SSDN into a global SSDN network; and
wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network.
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Abstract
A network apparatus for coupling control plane controllers and data plane switches in a global software service defined network (SSDN), wherein the global SSDN comprises a plurality of local SSDNs, comprising a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus comprising a processor, wherein the NSSL service bus is coupled to a plurality of network controllers and to a plurality of network switches, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to coordinate the actions of the plurality of network controllers, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to expose the plurality of controllers as services addressable by service names, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to extend a local SSDN into a global SSDN network; and wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network.
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20 Claims
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1. A network apparatus for coupling network controllers and network switches in a global software service defined network (SSDN), wherein the global SSDN comprises a plurality of local SSDNs, comprising:
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a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus comprising a processor, wherein the NSSL service bus is coupled to a plurality of network controllers and to a plurality of network switches, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to coordinate the actions of the plurality of network controllers, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to expose the plurality of controllers as services addressable by service names, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to extend a local SSDN into a global SSDN network; and wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for software service defined networking (SSDN) environment, comprising:
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a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus in a NSSL, wherein the NSSL service bus comprises a processor; a service bus utilities node comprising a plurality of service bus utilities used by the NSSL service bus to manage and control interaction between a plurality of network controllers and a plurality of network switches in a plurality of local networks; a plurality of adapters coupling the NSSL service bus to the plurality of network controllers and the plurality of network switches, wherein the network controllers determine a path for data to traverse at least one of the local networks via at least some of the plurality of switches, wherein the network switches are configured to forward data through the SSDN, and wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing plane in a global SSDN network comprising the plurality of local networks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product executable by a processor in a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus in a software service defined network (SSDN), the computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that when executed by the processor causes the NSSL service bus to perform the following:
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coordinate actions of a plurality of network controllers in the SSDN, wherein at least some of the network controllers correspond to different local SSDNs; expose the plurality of network controllers as services addressable by service names; extend the local SSDNs into a global SSDN network; and provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network.
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