Coordinated and scheduled standards-based intervals in network elements
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsGregory Vanderydt, Geraldine Ruth Civil, Kevin Estabrooks, Jeffrey Norman
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Abstract
Systems and methods include, for a plurality of services operating on a plurality of network elements in a network, determining attributes for one or more events that periodically occur; and providing a configuration based on the determined attributes to the plurality of network elements for configuring the associated network elements, wherein the configuration controls and coordinates when actions associated with the one or more events occur, across the plurality of network elements and across one or more protocol layers.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a device to perform steps of:
- for a plurality of services operating on a plurality of network elements in a network, determining attributes for a plurality of timer-based events that periodically occur;
- and
- providing a configuration based on the determined attributes to the plurality of network elements for configuring the associated network elements, wherein the configuration controls and coordinates when protocol-based actions associated with the plurality of timer-based events occur, across the plurality of network elements and across one or more protocol layers,
- wherein the attributed define when corresponding protocol-based actions occur.
A management system configured to coordinate and schedule intervals in a network element in a network, the management system comprising:
- a network interface communicatively coupled to the network element;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface;
- memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to
- for a plurality of services operating on a plurality of network elements in a network, determine attributes for a plurality of timer-based events that periodically occur, and
- provide a configuration based on the determined attributes to the plurality of network elements for configuring the associated network elements, wherein the configuration controls and coordinates when protocol-based actions associated with the plurality of timer-based events occur, across the plurality of network elements and across one or more protocol layers,
- wherein the attributes define when corresponding protocol-based actions occur.
A method comprising:
- for a plurality of services operating on a plurality of network elements in a network, determining attributes for a plurality of timer-based events that periodically occur;
- and
- providing a configuration based on the determined attributes to the plurality of network elements for configuring the associated network elements, wherein the configuration controls and coordinates when protocol-based actions associated with the plurality of timer-based events occur, across the plurality of network elements and across one or more protocol layers,
- wherein the attributes define when corresponding protocol-based actions occur.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.