Software defined network controller

A system comprising:

• one or more processing units;
• computer readable memory operably coupled to the one or more processing units and storing computer-executable instructions for providing operations of a software defined network framework, the operations comprising:
• receiving a service request for a network service to be operated on a networked system;
• identifying, using a software defined network controller, a set of network resources that are available to provide the network service;
• in response to determining, by the software defined network controller, that the set of network resources are available to provide the network service:
• allocating the set of network resources to be used with the network service;
• configuring the set of network resources that have been allocated to operate a set of functions to provide the network service;
• initiating allocation of one or more physical network resources associated with the set of functions;
• and
• instructing instantiation of the network service.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processing units;
• computer readable memory operably coupled to the one or more processing units and storing computer-executable instructions for providing operations of a software defined network framework, the operations comprising:
• receiving a request to provide a virtual network service;
• selecting a network controller from among multiple network controllers, wherein the selected network controller is configured to determine whether a network resource is available to provide the virtual network service;
• and
• in response to the selected network controller determining that the network resource is available:
• configuring a set of physical or virtual functions to provide the virtual network service, the set of physical or virtual functions associated with the network resource;
• allocating the network resource for use with the virtual network service, the network resource associated with the set of physical or virtual functions;
• and
• instantiating the virtual network service.