Network resource deployment for cloud-based services

• US 8,452,864 B1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Inventors: Vendrow, Vlad
• Primary Examiner(s): BOUTAH, ALINA A
• Application Number:
  US13/677,138
• Time in Patent Office: 195 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/226, 709/201, 709/203, 710/56, 707/999.25, 705/7.12, 700/99, 718/105, 718/106
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5041 characterised by the time relationship between creation and deployment of a service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• 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: Y10S 707/99956 File allocation

Abstract

Techniques are described which simplify and/or automate many of the tasks associated with the configuration, deployment, and management of network resources to support cloud-based services.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing one or more network-based services in a network, comprising:

deploying one or more network resources and one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services using a logical structure specifying an environment for providing the network based services, the logical structure interrelating the one or more network-based services and one or more corresponding configurations, the logical structure being organized in a hierarchy having a plurality of levels, each level of the hierarchy comprising one or more modular components, the logical structure including dependencies among the modular components; and

in response to a command to modify operation of at least one of the one or more modular components corresponding to a particular level of the hierarchy, modifying operation of a corresponding subset of the one or more network resources and the one or more software components in accordance with the dependencies.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein deploying the one or more network resources and the one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services comprises effecting deployment in a specified sequence.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the specified sequence specifies either or both of a first group of services to be deployed asynchronously relative to each other, or a second group of services to be deployed synchronously relative to each other.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to start or stop operation of a server, a software component, a service, a group of services, or the environment.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components is a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the method further comprising, in response to a command to replace the at least one of the one or more modular components with an updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components, modifying the logical structure of the environment to include the updated version.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising, allocating one or more new network resources or one or more new software components for the updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising, starting or stopping operation of a particular one of the network resources or a particular one of the software components in response to a command to start or stop operation of the particular one of the network resources or the particular one of the software components.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the method further comprising migrating a population of users from the at least one of the one or more modular components to a different instance of the at least one of the one or more modular components.

9. A system for managing one or more network-based services in a network, the system comprising one or more computing devices configured to:

store a logical structure specifying an environment for providing the network based services, the logical structure interrelating the one or more network-based services and one or more corresponding configurations, the logical structure being organized in a hierarchy having a plurality of levels, each level of the hierarchy comprising one or more modular components, the logical structure including dependencies among the modular components;

deploy one or more network resources and one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services using the logical structure; and

in response to a command to modify operation of at least one of the one or more modular components corresponding to a particular level of the hierarchy, modify operation of a corresponding subset of the one or more network resources and the one or more software components in accordance with the dependencies.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more computing devices are configured to deploy the one or more network resources and the one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services by effecting deployment in a specified sequence.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the specified sequence specifies either or both of a first group of services to be deployed asynchronously relative to each other, or a second group of services to be deployed synchronously relative to each other.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to start or stop operation of a server, a software component, a service, a group of services, or the environment.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components is a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the one or more computing devices further being configured to, in response to a command to replace the at least one of the one or more modular components with an updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components, modify the logical structure of the environment to include the updated version.

14. The system method of claim 13, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to allocate one or more new network resources or one or more new software components for the updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to start or stop operation of a particular one of the network resources or a particular one of the software components in response to a command to start or stop operation of the particular one of the network resources or the particular one of the software components.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the one or more computing devices further being configured to migrate a population of users from the at least one of the one or more modular components to a different instance of the at least one of the one or more modular components.

17. A computer program product for managing one or more network-based services in a network, the computer program product comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions being configured such that, when executed by one or more computing devices, the computer program instructions cause the one or more computing devices to:

deploy one or more network resources and one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services using a logical structure specifying an environment for providing the network based services, the logical structure interrelating the one or more network-based services and one or more corresponding configurations, the logical structure being organized in a hierarchy having a plurality of levels, each level of the hierarchy comprising one or more modular components, the logical structure including dependencies among the modular components; and

in response to a command to modify operation of at least one of the one or more modular components corresponding to a particular level of the hierarchy, modify operation of a corresponding subset of the one or more network resources and the one or more software components in accordance with the dependencies.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program instructions are further configured to cause the one or more computing devices to deploy the one or more network resources and the one or more software components to the network to implement the one or more network-based services by effecting deployment in a specified sequence.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the specified sequence specifies either or both of a first group of services to be deployed asynchronously relative to each other, or a second group of services to be deployed synchronously relative to each other.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to start or stop operation of a server, a software component, a service, a group of services, or the environment.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components is a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the computer program instructions being further configured to cause the one or more computing devices to, in response to a command to replace the at least one of the one or more modular components with an updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components, modify the logical structure of the environment to include the updated version.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the computer program instructions are further configured to cause the one or more computing devices to allocate one or more new network resources or one or more new software components for the updated version of the at least one of the one or more modular components.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program instructions are further configured to cause the one or more computing devices to start or stop operation of a particular one of the network resources or a particular one of the software components in response to a command to start or stop operation of the particular one of the network resources or the particular one of the software components.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the command to modify operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components comprises a command to stop operation of the at least one of the one or more modular components, the computer program instructions being further configured to cause the one or more computing devices to migrate a population of users from the at least one of the one or more modular components to a different instance of the at least one of the one or more modular components.