US 12,592,855 B2 · Network intent orchestration in enterprise fabrics

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for optimizing configuration management in SD-WAN networks. The techniques may enable optimized configuration management, by maintaining a “single copy of config” that gets pushed across an enterprise network to different device models, consisting of different interface types and other nuances of hardware variations. The techniques also enable delivery of a cloud scale device type agnostic orchestration of network services intent. The techniques may also enable a controller to have the ability to identify the configuration intent of the user and generate a configuration based on what a network device can accept. Further the techniques may enable a controller to identify the relevance of a configuration expressed in user intent with regard to a network device, such that a user can be notified where the user intent cannot be met, thereby reducing configuration mistakes.

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Dependent claims

A method for intent-based networking implemented by a controller of a network, the method comprising:

receiving user intent associated with pushing a common configuration to both of a first device and a second device;
generating, based on the user intent, a common device configuration;
accessing first data associated with the first device and second data associated with the second device, the first data specifying a first immutable configuration for the first device and the second data specifying a second immutable configuration for the second device;
generating, based on the user intent, the first data, and the common device configuration, a first configuration associated with the first device, the first configuration being generated at least partly by merging the common device configuration with the first immutable configuration;
generating, based on the user intent, the second data, and the common device configuration, a second configuration associated with the second device, the second configuration being generated at least partly by merging the common device configuration with the second immutable configuration;
sending, to the first device, the first configuration;
and
sending, to the second device, the second configuration.

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A system configured to perform intent-based networking, comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions program the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving user intent associated with pushing a common configuration to both of a first device and a second device;
generating, based on the user intent, a common device configuration;
accessing first data associated with the first device and second data associated with the second device, the first data specifying a first immutable configuration for the first device and the second data specifying a second immutable configuration for the second device;
generating, based on the user intent, the first data, and the common device configuration, a first configuration associated with the first device, the first configuration being generated at least partly by merging the common device configuration with the first immutable configuration;
generating, based on the user intent, the second data, and the common device configuration, a second configuration associated with the second device, the second configuration being generated at least partly by merging the common device configuration with the second immutable configuration;
sending, to the first device, the first configuration;
and
sending, to the second device, the second configuration.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network intent orchestration in enterprise fabrics

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