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US 12,113,850 B1Granted
Method for managing updates to a distributed network with no interruption to operations
AssigneeEdge Networking Systems, LLC
InventorsPouya Taaghol, Vivek Ramanna
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Abstract
The Distributed Software Defined Network (dSDN) disclosed herein is an end-to-end architecture that enables secure and flexible programmability across a network with full lifecycle management of services and infrastructure applications (fxDeviceApp). The dSDN also harmonizes application deployment across the network independent of the hardware vendor. As a result, the dSDN simplifies the network deployment lifecycle from concept to design to implementation to decommissioning.
Claims20
A method for processing data packets in a network comprising:
- hosting a plurality of first network applications by a programmable network device;
- hosting a plurality of second network applications by a programmable cloud device, wherein the first network applications and the second network applications are in secure communication with each other through a virtual fabric to form distributed applications;
- storing the distributed applications in an application repository coupled to an application management portal for installation in the programmable network device and programmable cloud device;
- managing upgrades of the first and second network applications with substantially no interruption to operation of the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by the application management portal coupled to the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device;
- verifying authenticity of the upgrades by the application management portal based on unique security keys associated with each of the plurality of first and second network applications;
- managing usage of the distributed applications on the programmable network device and programmable cloud device by the application management portal;
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- powering the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by a sandboxing operating system which facilitates deployment of the plurality of first and second network applications.
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A method for processing data packets comprising:
- hosting a plurality of first network applications by a programmable network device;
- hosting a plurality of second network applications by a plurality of virtual machines in a programmable cloud device, wherein the plurality of first network applications and the plurality of second network applications are in secure communications through a virtual fabric to form distributed applications;
- storing the distributed applications in an application repository for installation in the programmable network device and in the programmable cloud device;
- managing upgrades of the first and second network applications with substantially no interruption to operation of the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by an application management portal coupled to the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device;
- verifying authenticity of the upgrades by the application management portal based on unique security keys associated with each of the plurality of first and second network applications;
- managing provisioning, usage and de-provisioning by the application management of the distributed applications on the programmable network device and programmable cloud device by the application management portal;
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- powering the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by a sandboxing operating system which facilitates deployment of the plurality of first and second network applications.
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A method for processing data packets in a network comprising:
- hosting a plurality of first network applications by a programmable network device;
- hosting a plurality of second network applications in a plurality of zones formed by partitions in a programmable cloud device, wherein the first network applications and the second network applications are in secure communication with each other through a virtual fabric to form distributed applications;
- storing the distributed applications in an application repository for installation in the programmable network device and programmable cloud device;
- managing upgrades of the first and second network applications with substantially no interruption to operation of the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by an application management portal coupled to the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device;
- verifying authenticity of the upgrades by the application management portal based on unique security keys associated with each of the plurality of first and second network applications;
- managing usage of the distributed applications on the programmable network device and programmable cloud device by the application management portal;
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- powering the programmable network device and the programmable cloud device by a sandboxing operating system which facilitates deployment of the plurality of first and second network applications.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.