Interfaces to manage last-mile connectivity for direct network peerings

• US 9,106,469 B1
• Filed: 11/29/2011
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Kevin Christopher, Doane, Andrew J., Hall, Jeremy T., Lennon, David B., Balasubramanian, Krishna P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Kyung H
• Application Number:
  US13/306,801
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/223, 709/226, 379/112.06
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5006 Creating or negotiating SLA contracts, guarantees or penalties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1091 Interfacing with client-server systems or between P2P systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for interfaces to manage last-mile connectivity and dynamic reconfiguration for direct network peerings. A system may include a data center, endpoint routers and a connectivity coordinator. The coordinator implements an interface defining connectivity operations. The coordinator receives a request for dedicated connectivity to data center resources, formatted according to the interface. The coordinator determines a connectivity provider to provide last-mile connectivity to the requester, and transmits a notification identifying the selected connectivity provider.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a provider network comprising;

a data center including a resource collection allocated for service requests received from a client network of a client, the client network distinct from the provider network;

a plurality of endpoint routers linked to the data center by one or more private network paths, wherein access from the client network to at least a subset of the endpoint routers is configurable via a plurality of connectivity providers; and

one or more computing devices configured to implement a connectivity coordinator;

wherein the connectivity coordinator is configured to;

implement an interface defining connectivity operations available to the client;

receive a connectivity request from the client for dedicated connectivity to the resource collection from the client network, wherein the connectivity request is formatted in accordance with the interface;

in response to the connectivity request,

determine a particular connectivity provider of the plurality of connectivity providers to provide dedicated connectivity from the client network to a target endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers via a private or logically-isolated direct path, wherein the target endpoint router is configurable to provide a route over a private network path of the one or more private network paths in accordance with the connectivity request;

generate a response to the connectivity request, wherein the response comprises an identification of the particular connectivity provider; and

transmit the response to the client.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the connectivity coordinator is further configured to:

receive a timing request comprising an indication of a desired start time at which the dedicated connectivity is to be enabled; and

enable traffic flow from the client network to the resource collection via the particular connectivity provider in accordance with the desired start time.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the connectivity provider is further configured to:

receive a modification request from the client for an increase in a maximum allowed traffic transmission rate over a dedicated path from the client network to the resource collection via the connectivity provider; and

in response to the modification request, change a configuration setting to support the increase in the maximum allowed traffic transmission rate.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the response to the connectivity request comprises one or more price indicators of the dedicated connectivity, including at least one of:

an indicator of a recurring price, or an indicator of a non-recurring price.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the connectivity coordinator is further configured to:

after a verification of an establishment of a dedicated path from the client network to the resource collection via the particular connectivity provider, transmit a confirmation indicating that the dedicated connectivity has been provided.

6. A method, comprising:

performing, by one or more computing devices;

presenting a connectivity service to a client of a provider network, wherein the provider network comprises a plurality of endpoint routers, wherein access from a client network of the client to at least one endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers is configurable via a plurality of connectivity providers, wherein the client network is distinct from the provider network, and wherein said connectivity service includes a connectivity coordinator implementing a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations available to the client;

receiving, at the connectivity coordinator, a connectivity request from the client for dedicated connectivity to a resource collection of the provider network, wherein the connectivity request is formatted in accordance with the interface;

in response to the connectivity request,

selecting a particular connectivity provider of the plurality of connectivity providers to provide dedicated connectivity from the client network to a target endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers via a private or logically isolated direct path, wherein the target endpoint router is configurable to provide a route over a private network path to the resource collection in accordance with the connectivity request; and

generating a response to the connectivity request, wherein the response comprises an identification of the particular connectivity provider.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

enabling network traffic flow over the private network path at a point in time in accordance with a start time specified for the dedicated connectivity, wherein the start time is specified in accordance with the interface.

8. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

disabling network traffic flow over the private network path at a point in time in accordance with an end time specified for the dedicated connectivity, wherein the end time is specified in accordance with the interface.

9. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

implementing a change in a maximum traffic rate allowed over the private network path in response to a modification request specified in accordance with the interface.

10. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

providing a pricing indicator for traffic over the private network path in response to a pricing query specified in accordance with the interface.

11. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the interface comprises at least one of:

an application programming interface (API), a command-line interface, a web interface, or a graphical user interface (GUI).

12. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

monitoring traffic between the client network and the resource collection; and

,

in response to the traffic meeting a threshold condition, transmitting an indication, formatted in accordance with the interface, to the client of a modified bandwidth requirement.

13. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the response to the connectivity request comprises an indication of a connectivity establishment time.

14. A non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium storing program instructions that when executed on one or more processors:

implement a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations to a client of a provider network, wherein the provider network comprises a plurality of endpoint routers, wherein access from a client network of the client to at least one endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers is configurable via a plurality of connectivity providers, the provider network distinct from the client network;

receive a connectivity request from the client for dedicated connectivity to a resource collection from the client network, wherein the connectivity request is formatted in accordance with the interface;

in response to the connectivity request,

determine a particular connectivity provider of the plurality of connectivity providers to provide dedicated connectivity from the client network to a target endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers via a private or logically-isolated direct path, wherein the target endpoint router is configurable to provide a route over a private network path in accordance with the connectivity request;

generate a response to the connectivity request, wherein the response comprises an identification of the particular connectivity provider; and

transmit the response.

15. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors:

enable network traffic flow over the private network path at a point in time in accordance with a start time specified for the dedicated connectivity, wherein the start time is specified in accordance with the interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors:

disable network traffic flow over the private network path at a point in time in accordance with an end time specified for the dedicated connectivity, wherein the end time is specified in accordance with the interface.

17. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors:

implement a change in a maximum traffic rate allowed over the private network path in response to a modification request specified in accordance with the interface.

18. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors:

provide a pricing indicator for traffic over the private network path in response to a pricing query specified in accordance with the interface.

19. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the instructions when executed on one or more processors:

monitor traffic between the client network and the resource collection; and

,

in response to the traffic meeting a threshold condition, transmit an indication, formatted in accordance with the interface, to the client of a modified bandwidth requirement.

20. The non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium as recited in claim 14, wherein the response to the connectivity request comprises an indication of a connectivity establishment time.