US 12,010,034 B2 · Orchestration in a multi-layer network

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed relating to creating and managing an information flow within a multi-layer computer network. In various embodiments, a computer system in a first layer within a multi-layer computer network, maintains state information defining an information flow within the multi-layer computer network. In various embodiments, the computer system assigns a particular action (that is included in the information flow) to be performed at a second, different layer of the multi-layer computer network. In various embodiments, the computer system generates program instructions to perform the particular action. The program instructions may be generated using device information accessible to the computer system and indicative of characteristics of a computer system within the second layer. In various embodiments, the computer system in the first layer causes the program instructions to be sent to the computer system in the second layer to perform the particular action as part of the defined information flow.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a cloud-based computer system within a first layer of a multi-layer computer network, program instructions that are executable to perform one or more actions of an information workflow with respect to a computer system in a second layer of the multi-layer computer network;
identifying, by the cloud-based computer system, a gateway computer system within a third layer of the multi-layer computer network;
sending, by the cloud-based computer system, the program instructions to the gateway computer system to execute the program instructions to perform the one or more actions with respect to the computer system in the second layer;
obtaining, by the cloud-based computer system, updated program instructions in response to an update to the information workflow;
and
causing, by the cloud-based computer system, the gateway computer system to execute the updated program instructions.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that are capable of causing a cloud-based computer system within a first layer of a multi-layer computer network to perform operations comprising:

obtaining program instructions that are executable to perform one or more actions of an information workflow with respect to an endpoint computer system within a second layer of the multi-layer computer network;
identifying a gateway computer system within a third layer of the multi-layer computer network, wherein the endpoint computer system is accessible to the gateway computer system;
sending the program instructions to the gateway computer system to execute the program instructions to perform the one or more actions with respect to the endpoint computer system in the second layer;
obtaining updated program instructions based on an update to the information workflow by a user associated with the cloud-based computer system;
and
causing the gateway computer system to execute the updated program instructions.

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A system within a first layer of a multi-layer computer network, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory having program instructions stored therein that are executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
obtaining program instructions that are executable to perform one or more actions of an information workflow with respect to an endpoint computer system, wherein the system is within a first layer of a multi-layer computer network and the endpoint computer system is within a second layer of the multi-layer computer network;
identifying an edge computer system within a third layer of the multi-layer computer network, wherein the endpoint computer system is accessible to the edge computer system;
sending the program instructions to the edge computer system to execute the program instructions to perform the one or more actions with respect to the endpoint computer system in the second layer;
obtaining updated program instructions in response to an update to the information workflow by a user associated with the system;
and
causing the edge computer system to execute the updated program instructions.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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