Method and apparatus for optimizing a software defined network configuration

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• determining a first network relative performance parameter for a current configuration of a network, based on respective weighting profiles associated with a plurality of services for which the network carries data;
• determining a second network relative performance parameter for a proposed configuration of the network, based on the respective weighting profiles associated with the plurality of services for which the network carries, wherein the determining the second network relative performance parameter comprises:
• modeling the proposed configuration of the network;
• weighting additional respective network service relative performance parameters for the plurality of services under the proposed configuration as modeled according to the respective weighting profiles to produce a second plurality of weighted network service relative performance parameters;
• and
• combining the second plurality of weighted network service relative performance parameters to produce the second network relative performance parameter;
• and
• implementing the proposed configuration in the network when the second network relative performance parameter is greater than the first network relative performance parameter.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• determining a first network relative performance parameter for a current configuration of a network, based on respective weighting profiles associated with a plurality of services for which the network carries data;
• determining a second network relative performance parameter for a proposed configuration of the network, based on the respective weighting profiles associated with the plurality of services for which the network carries data, wherein the determining the second network relative performance parameter comprises:
• modeling the proposed configuration of the network;
• weighting additional respective network service relative performance parameters for the plurality of services under the proposed configuration as modeled according to the respective weighting profiles to produce a second plurality of weighted network service relative performance parameters;
• and
• combining the second plurality of weighted network service relative performance parameters to produce the second network relative performance parameter;
• and
• implementing the proposed configuration in the network when the second network relative performance parameter is greater than the first network relative performance parameter.