Adaptive network slicing via overlaying decomposition and inheritance
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsFadi Bishay, Logaina Michel Ramzy Boulos, Bernard Toko
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Abstract
Systems and methods include provisioning a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network; decomposing the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources; provisioning one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice; and assigning one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- provisioning a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network;
- decomposing the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources;
- provisioning one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice;
- and
- assigning one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices,
- wherein the one or more application slices are provisioned by referencing the default slice as a parent and scoping a creation thereof to limits of the parent, wherein the scoping includes a scope that defines accessibility and access to the one or more application slices along with eligibility to be assigned to the one or more application slices, and wherein the scope is limited to no more than a scope of the parent.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors and memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to
- provision a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network,
- decompose the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources,
- provision one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice, and
- assign one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices,
- wherein the one or more application slices are provisioned by referencing the default slice as a parent and scoping a creation thereof to limits of the parent, wherein the scoping includes a scope that defines accessibility and access to the one or more application slices along with eligibility to be assigned to the one or more application slices, and wherein the scope is limited no more than a scope of the parent.
A method comprising:
- provisioning a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network;
- decomposing the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources;
- provisioning one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice;
- and
- assigning one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices,
- wherein the one or more application slices are provisioned by referencing the default slice as a parent and scoping a creation thereof to limits of the parent, wherein the scoping includes a scope that defines accessibility and access to the one or more application slices along with eligibility to be assigned to the one or more application slices, and wherein the scope is limited to no more than a scope of the parent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.